08DIRECT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06428331 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£784.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.1y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £784,570

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£785k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£785k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£157k£314k£471k£628k£785kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£784.6k£783.9k
Current assets£785.3k£785.3k
Net assets£784.6k£783.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  2. 2026-02-02
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  3. 2025-12-20
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  4. 2024-12-18
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  5. 2023-12-21
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  6. 2022-12-01
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  7. 2021-11-15
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  8. 2021-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2020-12-23
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  10. 2019-12-05
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  11. 2018-12-05
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  12. 2017-12-27
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  13. 2016-12-23
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  14. 2016-03-14
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  15. 2015-12-10
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  16. 2015-01-01
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    TURNER, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2014-03-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  18. 2013-12-01
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    GALLAGHER, John Michael resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-08-08
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    GALLAGHER, John Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-08-08
    ➖
    ROURKE, Paul James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    DAVIES, Gareth Lee resigned
    director
  23. 2011-02-17
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    GRIFFITHS, Richard appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-17
    ➖
    TURNER, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2009-11-16
    ➖
    RIZVI, Mohammed Zia resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    ROURKE, Paul James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-11-01
    ➕
    RIZVI, Mohammed Zia appointed
    secretary
  28. 2009-11-01
    ➖
    WELLINGS, Philip Scott resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-11-16
    ➖
    CORDINGLEY, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  30. 2008-11-03
    ➕
    CORDINGLEY, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  31. 2008-11-03
    ➕
    TURNER, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2008-07-22
    ➕
    DAVIES, Gareth Lee appointed
    director
  33. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    DAVIES, Gareth Lee resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-05-20
    ➖
    GOUGH, Gary resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 08DIRECT LIMITED
  36. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    MAZHAR, Mahmood appointed
    director
  37. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    DAVIES, Gareth Lee appointed
    secretary
  38. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    GOUGH, Gary appointed
    secretary
  39. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    WELLINGS, Philip Scott appointed
    secretary
  40. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2007-11-15
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2007-11-15
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2007-11-15
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mahmood Mazhar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Paul Michael Turner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Mazhar House 48 Bradford Road
Stanningley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS28 6DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

MAZHAR, Mahmood→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNER, Paul Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Gareth Lee→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
GALLAGHER, John Michael→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-08 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
GOUGH, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2008-05-20
Resigned
RIZVI, Mohammed Zia→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-01 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
ROURKE, Paul James→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2013-08-08
Resigned
WELLINGS, Philip Scott→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2009-11-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2007-11-15
Resigned
CORDINGLEY, Stephen Paul→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2008-11-16
Resigned
DAVIES, Gareth Lee→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-07-22 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-17 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
TURNER, Paul Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2011-02-17
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-15 · resigned 2007-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/03/2014—
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22