ENTREPRENEURS FIRST FOUNDER GP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC493957 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 66300Fund management activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2025-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-11✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2020-03-23➕ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2014-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ENTREPRENEURS FIRST FOUNDER GP LIMITED
- 2014-12-23➕BENTINCK, Alice appointeddirector
- 2014-12-23➕CLIFFORD, Matthew Philip appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-11: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ENTREPRENEURS FIRST FOUNDER GP LIMITED
This company · SC493957
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Entrepreneurs First Investment Manager Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Alice Yvonne Bentinck Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Matthew Philip Clifford Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41 | — | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BENTINCK, Alice→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-12-23
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CLIFFORD, Matthew Philip→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-23
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ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2020-03-23
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13