00492750 LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00492750 · ltd · incorporated 1951-03-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4545
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 7499SIC 7499
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2018-05-21📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2018-05-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2004-10-18➖MUGGLESTONE, Steven Robert resigneddirector
- 2003-09-30➕MARLEY, Michael Joseph appointeddirector
- 2003-09-30➕MUGGLESTONE, Steven Robert appointeddirector
- 2003-09-30➖PAGE, Adam Stoddart resigneddirector
- 2001-07-16➕CLEGG, Christopher Roy appointeddirector
- 2000-04-01➕MARLEY, Michael Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-01➖TURNER, Patricia Ann resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-01➖TURNER, Patricia Ann resigneddirector
- 1995-07-31➖SCOTT, John Malcolm resignedsecretary
- 1995-07-31➕TURNER, Patricia Ann appointedsecretary
- 1995-07-31➕TURNER, Patricia Ann appointeddirector
- 1995-07-25➖DOCKERTY, William Paul resigneddirector
- 1995-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995historical · PRE95
- 1994-12-23➕PAGE, Adam Stoddart appointeddirector
- 1994-12-23➖WALKER, David John resigneddirector
- 1992-08-07➖RUSSELL, John Alan resignedsecretary
- 1992-08-07➕SCOTT, John Malcolm appointedsecretary
- 1992-03-18➖DOCKERTY, John Samuel resigneddirector
- 1987-01-01📄selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987historical · PRE87
- 1951-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 00492750 LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
91/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 75 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2004-10-31
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4545 — SIC 4545
Registered office
Chancery House
Rosebery Road
Anstey
Leicestershire
LE7 7EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2004-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2002-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
MARLEY, Michael Joseph→
Activesecretary · appointed 2000-04-01
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CLEGG, Christopher Roy→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2001-07-16
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MARLEY, Michael Joseph→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2003-09-30
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RUSSELL, John Alan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-08-07
SCOTT, John Malcolm→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-08-07 · resigned 1995-07-31
TURNER, Patricia Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-31 · resigned 2000-04-01
DOCKERTY, John Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1992-03-18
DOCKERTY, William Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 1995-07-25
MUGGLESTONE, Steven Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2004-10-18
PAGE, Adam Stoddart→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2003-09-30
TURNER, Patricia Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1995-07-31 · resigned 2000-04-01
WALKER, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1994-12-23
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Recent filings (4 total)
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-05-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-05-21
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01