SHARPE LIMITED
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Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.0y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 3.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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 mortgage
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-03-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-07-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SHARPE LIMITED
- 2023-03-27➕SHARPE, Ben Sebastian appointeddirector
- 2023-03-27➕SHARPE, Neil Alistair appointeddirector
- 2023-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHARPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neil Alistair Sharpe Individual · English · DOB 01/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/03/2023 |
Mr Ben Sebastian Sharpe Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/2004 · age 22 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/04/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/07/2023 | 19/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/07/2023 | 19/03/2026 |