UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06330639 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-01

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

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

63 officers (9 active, 63 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-07
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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
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officers · AP01
2025-10-14
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officers · AP01
2025-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-10
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officers · AP01
2025-10-06
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officers · TM01
2025-10-06
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officers · TM01
2025-10-03
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FINIGAN, Sarah, Dr resigned
director
2025-10-03
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THOMAS, David resigned
director
2025-10-02
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BAKER, Michael David Alan appointed
director
2025-10-02
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DENHOLM, Cath Susanna appointed
director
2025-10-02
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GILBERT, Leslie appointed
director
2025-10-02
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WONG, Rosanna appointed
director
2025-08-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
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PEARCE, Claire Louise resigned
director
2025-07-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
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SARKAR, Bidesh resigned
director
2025-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
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HUGHES, Michele Marie resigned
director
2025-04-03
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officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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ISAACS, Carolyn Darcy appointed
director
2025-04-01
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officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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MCALISTER, Graham resigned
director
2024-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
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officers · AP01
2024-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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PEARCE, Claire Louise appointed
director
2024-09-30
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NEVIN-RIDLEY, Katrina resigned
director
2024-08-07
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-04-18
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officers · AP01
2024-03-20
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FINIGAN, Sarah, Dr appointed
director
2024-01-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19
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MACKIN, Louise resigned
director
2023-12-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
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HUGHES, Michele Marie appointed
director
2023-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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officers · AP01
2023-07-27
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MILLS, Helen appointed
director
2023-07-27
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HURRELL, Alice Michelle resigned
director
2023-07-27
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SARKAR, Bidesh appointed
director
2023-07-27
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THOMAS, David appointed
director
2023-05-25
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SAMMONS, Nicholas James resigned
director
2023-03-01
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MACKIN, Louise appointed
director
2023-02-28
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ELLIOT, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-09-29
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NEVIN-RIDLEY, Katrina appointed
director
2022-05-31
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MCMYN, Victoria Alexandra resigned
director
2021-08-03
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MCMYN, Victoria Alexandra appointed
director
2021-08-02
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PHIMISTER, Neil Thomas resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FINIGAN, Sarah, Dr resigned 2025-10-03; HUGHES, Michele Marie resigned 2025-06-25; PEARCE, Claire Louise resigned 2025-07-31

Group structure

Uk Research And Innovation holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Uk Research And Innovation

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares

significant stake

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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

This company · 06330639

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Secretary Of State For Science, Innovation And Technology Individual	75–100%	50–75%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	04/04/2023
Uk Research And Innovation Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/05/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Secretary Of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategyceased 04/04/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated2007-08-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC72200 — Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Registered office

Polaris House

North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27