100% IT RECRUITMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05069396 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-10

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£27.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

78200Temporary employment agency activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £27,351

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£27k

Current Assets

£35k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£29.0k	—
Current assets	£34.6k	—
Net assets	£27.4k	—
Average employees	—	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2024-07-04
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-07-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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accounts · AA
2019-07-31
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accounts · AA
2019-06-25
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-10-09
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accounts · AA
2018-03-12
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officers · AP01
2018-03-10
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GERRARD, Sharon Louise appointed
director
2017-12-14
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accounts · AA
2016-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-22
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accounts · AA
2015-03-26
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annual-return · AR01
2011-03-11
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GERRARD, Sharon appointed
secretary
2011-03-11
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GERRARD, Francis Knyvett resigned
secretary
2008-12-19
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FOXLEY, Susan resigned
secretary
2008-12-19
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GERRARD, Francis Knyvett appointed
secretary
2004-03-10
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Company incorporated
As 100% IT RECRUITMENT LIMITED
2004-03-10
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GERRARD, Colin Andrew appointed
director
2004-03-10
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FOXLEY, Susan appointed
secretary
2004-03-10
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-10
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-10
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-10
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INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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 22 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Colin Andrew Gerrard Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44	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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-03-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

The Clockhouse

Station Approach

Marlow

Bucks

SL7 1NT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-20

Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

GERRARD, Sharon→

secretary · appointed 2011-03-11

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Active

GERRARD, Colin Andrew→

director · ~54y · appointed 2004-03-10

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Active

GERRARD, Sharon Louise→

director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-10

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Active

FOXLEY, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2008-12-19

Resigned

GERRARD, Francis Knyvett→

secretary · appointed 2008-12-19 · resigned 2011-03-11

Resigned

INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-10 · resigned 2004-03-10

Resigned

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