RPE2FIT LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC516211 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
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
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-11
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    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-17
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-01-07
    MCDONALD, Julia appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As RPE2FIT LTD
  19. 2015-09-23
    CHARLTON, Fred appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julia Mcdonald
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/09/2025
Mr Frederick Charlton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

94 Hope Street
Suite 2.11
Glasgow
G2 6PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CHARLTON, Fred
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-09-23
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MCDONALD, Julia
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-07
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07