00668166 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00668166 · ltd · incorporated 1960-08-19
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 7415
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (45/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-04-20
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2018-04-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2004-06-30
    TRENDLE, Christine appointed
    director
  4. 2004-06-30
    TRENDLE, Doreen Ethel resigned
    director
  5. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  6. 1960-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00668166 LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 66 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2005-10-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC7415 — SIC 7415

Registered office

White Hart House
High Street
Limpsfield
Surrey
RH8 0DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2005-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2003-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

TRENDLE, Dennis Charles
secretary
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Active
TRENDLE, Christine
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-06-30
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Active
TRENDLE, Dennis Charles
director · ~81y
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Active
TRENDLE, Doreen Ethel
director · ~102y · resigned 2004-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (3 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-04-20
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-04-20
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01