NOBEL NC EUROPE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.85M | — |
| Average employees | 9 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-01➖HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts resigneddirector
- 2018-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-01➕VIPRAKASIT, Pichate appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➕HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts appointeddirector
- 2015-01-01➖INOUE, Masaru resigneddirector
- 2013-04-01➕INOUE, Masaru appointeddirector
- 2013-04-01➖SATO, Koji resigneddirector
- 2009-06-16➖HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts resigneddirector
- 2009-05-27➕BECK, Donald Lionel Wilson appointeddirector
- 2009-03-04➕SATO, Koji appointeddirector
- 2009-02-27➖HALLY, Paul William resigneddirector
- 2009-02-27➕HUGHES, Gwilym Ieuan Morgan Roberts appointeddirector
- 2009-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs NOBEL NC EUROPE LIMITED
- 2009-02-23➕HALLY, Paul William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Nobel Nc Co Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nobel Nc Co Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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