FINDMYPAST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04369607 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-07

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 23.8y

25/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £2,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Profit before tax	£-2.0k
Average employees	143

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

filings

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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MCCALL, Peter appointed
secretary
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-31
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EVANS, Susannah resigned
secretary
2026-01-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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DALY, Robert Paul resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-26
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BROOKER, Mark resigned
director
2024-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-01
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TODD DEFRIEZ, Tamsin Maria resigned
director
2023-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-30
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-01-30
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-13
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MISKIN, Rebecca Sylvie appointed
director
2022-06-15
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric resigned
director
2022-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-31
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VERKLER, Jay L resigned
director
2019-03-05
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DOUGLAS, Irene resigned
secretary
2019-03-05
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EVANS, Susannah appointed
secretary
2018-10-26
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BROOKER, Mark appointed
director
2018-10-26
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VERKLER, Jay L appointed
director
2018-03-27
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TODD DEFRIEZ, Tamsin Maria appointed
director
2016-06-13
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VAN DEN BELT, Annelies resigned
director
2016-02-12
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William resigned
director
2013-11-29
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VAN DEN BELT, Annelies appointed
director
2013-10-30
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HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointed
director
2013-10-30
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointed
director
2013-08-20
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VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David resigned
director
2013-06-14
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CALDER, Laura Anne resigned
secretary
2013-06-14
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DOUGLAS, Irene appointed
secretary
2012-11-09
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DALY, Robert Paul appointed
director
2012-11-09
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DENNING, Jennifer Helen resigned
director
2009-11-16
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THOMSON, John Sidney resigned
director
2009-10-28
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CALDER, Laura Anne appointed
secretary
2009-10-28
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DENNING, Jennifer Helen resigned
secretary
2008-07-31
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CURRAN, Thomas Paul resigned
director
2008-03-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-12-21
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointed
director
2007-12-21
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THOMSON, John Sidney appointed
director
2007-12-21
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VAN DER KUYL, Christiaan Richard David appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 67 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

medium

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

Evidence: EVANS, Susannah resigned 2026-03-31; DALY, Robert Paul resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FINDMYPAST LIMITED

This company · 04369607

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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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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

Incorporated2002-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

185 Fleet Street

London

EC4A 2HS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

MCCALL, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2026-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HALL, Alan Richard Finden→

director · ~74y · appointed 2013-10-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MISKIN, Rebecca Sylvie→

director · ~61y · appointed 2022-07-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CALDER, Laura Anne→

secretary · appointed 2009-10-28 · resigned 2013-06-14

Resigned

DENNING, Jennifer Helen→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-08 · resigned 2009-10-28

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2019-03-05

Resigned

EVANS, Susannah→

secretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

MILLER, Colin→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2005-04-08

Resigned

WSM SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2002-04-04

Resigned

BROOKER, Mark→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-10-26 · resigned 2024-03-26

Resigned

CURRAN, Thomas Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-04-04 · resigned 2008-07-31

Resigned

DALY, Robert Paul→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-11-09 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

DENNING, Jennifer Helen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2012-11-09

Resigned

JAVES, Peter Howard→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-07 · resigned 2002-04-04

Resigned

MILLER, Colin→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2007-04-26

Resigned

THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→

director · ~76y · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2016-02-12

Resigned

THOMSON, David Howard Eric→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-30 · resigned 2022-06-15

Resigned

THOMSON, John Sidney→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2009-11-16

Resigned

TODD DEFRIEZ, Tamsin Maria→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-27 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

VAN DEN BELT, Annelies→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2016-06-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	17/01/2007	23/11/2007
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	13/06/2005	20/03/2008
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	08/07/2002	11/11/2004

Recent filings (140 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-04-01

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-01-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-08

second-filing-capital-allotment-shares

capital · RP04SH01

2023-01-30