VARDY FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03847743 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-24
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
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year to Apr 2025
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 10 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees3300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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  2. 2024-12-17
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  3. 2023-12-07
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  4. 2022-12-19
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  5. 2021-12-15
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  6. 2021-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  7. 2021-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  10. 2020-07-01
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-10-30
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  13. 2017-11-24
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  14. 2017-05-17
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-10-31
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    BARWICK-BELL, Jodie Melissa resigned
    director
  17. 2014-05-29
    ➖
    RUTHERFORD, Francesca resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-05-29
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    RUTHERFORD, Francesca resigned
    director
  19. 2013-04-17
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    BARWICK-BELL, Jodie Melissa appointed
    director
  20. 2013-04-17
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    RUTHERFORD, Francesca appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-17
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    VARDY, Richard Angus Reginald resigned
    director
  22. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    MURRAY, Gerard Thomas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-04-02
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    RUTHERFORD, Francesca appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    BATES, Michael Walton, Lord resigned
    director
  25. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    MURRAY, Gerard Thomas resigned
    director
  26. 2008-01-04
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    MURRAY, Gerard Thomas appointed
    secretary
  27. 2008-01-04
    ➕
    MURRAY, Gerard Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2007-04-19
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Paul Alexander resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-04-19
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Paul Alexander resigned
    director
  30. 2006-07-31
    ➕
    BATES, Michael Walton, Lord appointed
    director
  31. 2006-05-22
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Paul Alexander appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-05-22
    ➖
    VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady resigned
    secretary
  33. 2006-05-22
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    EDWARDS, Paul Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2006-05-22
    ➕
    VARDY, Richard Angus Reginald appointed
    director
  35. 1999-10-12
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    VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady appointed
    director
  36. 1999-10-12
    ➕
    VARDY, Peter, Sir appointed
    director
  37. 1999-10-12
    ➖
    MAK, Mai Lai Chun resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-10-12
    ➕
    VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady appointed
    secretary
  39. 1999-10-12
    ➖
    MAK, Mai Lai Chun resigned
    director
  40. 1999-10-12
    ➖
    MURRAY, Graham John resigned
    director
  41. 1999-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As VARDY FAMILY OFFICE LIMITED
  42. 1999-09-24
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    MAK, Mai Lai Chun appointed
    secretary
  43. 1999-09-24
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1999-09-24
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 1999-09-24
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    MAK, Mai Lai Chun appointed
    director
  46. 1999-09-24
    ➕
    MURRAY, Graham John appointed
    director
  47. 1999-09-24
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 1999-09-24
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VARDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sir Peter Vardy
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

32 Portland Terrace
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARDY, Peter, Sir→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Paul Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-22 · resigned 2007-04-19
Resigned
MAK, Mai Lai Chun→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 1999-10-12
Resigned
MURRAY, Gerard Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, Francesca→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2014-05-29
Resigned
VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-12 · resigned 2006-05-22
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 1999-09-24
Resigned
BARWICK-BELL, Jodie Melissa→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-17 · resigned 2014-10-31
Resigned
BATES, Michael Walton, Lord→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
EDWARDS, Paul Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-05-22 · resigned 2007-04-19
Resigned
MAK, Mai Lai Chun→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 1999-10-12
Resigned
MURRAY, Gerard Thomas→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-04 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
MURRAY, Graham John→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 1999-10-12
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, Francesca→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-04-17 · resigned 2014-05-29
Resigned
VARDY, Richard Angus Reginald→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-05-22 · resigned 2013-04-17
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-24 · resigned 1999-09-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-01