THE NEW WEST END COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

04039488 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-07-19

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

98 officers (13 active, 98 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

22 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

255 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (205 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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officers · AP01
2026-03-18
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SIMCOCK, Naomi appointed
director
2026-03-17
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officers · TM01
2026-03-09
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GAFSEN, Martin David resigned
director
2025-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-24
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PERCETTI, Olivier appointed
director
2025-04-23
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MILWARD, Hugh Charles resigned
director
2025-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-13
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BHALLA, Sandeep appointed
director
2025-02-13
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JACKSON, Paul resigned
director
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-04
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GAFSEN, Martin David appointed
director
2024-11-04
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RUSSELL, Katherine resigned
director
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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address · AD01
2023-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-13
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BRIGHT, Amelia Mary appointed
director
2023-07-13
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RAYNOR, James Gilles resigned
director
2023-07-07
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officers · AP03
2023-07-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
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SHIELDS, Matthew resigned
director
2023-05-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-30
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ROGERS, Peter, Sir resigned
director
2023-03-21
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MULOKI, Seti appointed
secretary
2023-03-21
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CORSI, Dee resigned
secretary
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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officers · AP01
2022-05-25
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OWEN, Charles Matthew appointed
director
2022-05-25
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HARDING-ROOTS, Simon Geoffrey resigned
director
2022-04-30
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SILVERMAN, David Gary resigned
director
2021-11-24
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EASTER, Giles Robert appointed
director
2021-11-24
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WILLIAMS, Paul Malcolm appointed
director
2021-11-24
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HARDING-ROOTS, Simon Geoffrey appointed
director
2021-08-04
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SHIELDS, Matthew appointed
director
2021-06-30
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COOKSEY, James Richard Campbell resigned
director
2021-06-30
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WEST, Barratt resigned
director
2020-07-16
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PATEL, Jayesh appointed
director
2020-07-16
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RAYNOR, James Gilles appointed
director
2020-07-15
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BOND, Anna Clare resigned
director
2020-07-03
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LORRAINE, Paul Anthony resigned
director
2020-04-02
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FEATHER, Robert resigned
director
2019-05-22
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SHAW, David Lewis resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 205 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GAFSEN, Martin David resigned 2026-03-09; MILWARD, Hugh Charles resigned 2025-04-23

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-07-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

3rd Floor, Heddon House

149-151 Regent Street

London

W1B 4JD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10