270 VISION LTD

🌳Matureactive
07505941 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-26
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 mortgage
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Jane Frances Wharton Gossling
  3. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    REES, Elke resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-14
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    BIRCH, Nicholas Charles, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-05-31
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    IJAS, Lasse Juhani resigned
    director
  13. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-16
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    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
  15. 2020-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-10-08
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-06-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-04-18
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-04-11
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    REES, Elke appointed
    director
  24. 2019-02-12
    ➖
    LEE, Robert Darren resigned
    director
  25. 2018-01-12
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    LEE, Robert Darren appointed
    director
  26. 2015-04-09
    ➕
    BIRCH, Nicholas Charles, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2013-12-01
    ➕
    IJAS, Lasse Juhani appointed
    director
  28. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    GOSSLING, Martin James appointed
    director
  30. 2011-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 270 VISION LTD
  31. 2011-01-26
    ➕
    GOSSLING, Jane Frances Wharton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Aesculap Ag (Hrb: 726261) holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Aesculap Ag (Hrb: 726261)
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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270 VISION LTD
This company · 07505941

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aesculap Ag (Hrb: 726261)
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/12/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • B Braun Medical Limitedceased 24/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Jane Frances Wharton Gosslingceased 06/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 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
Incorporated2011-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

The Pavilion Botleigh Grange Business Park
Hedge End
Southampton
SO30 2AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOSSLING, Jane Frances Wharton→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOSSLING, Martin James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRCH, Nicholas Charles, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2024-03-14
Resigned
IJAS, Lasse Juhani→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
LEE, Robert Darren→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2019-02-12
Resigned
REES, Elke→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-04-11 · resigned 2025-10-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Jane Frances Wharton Gossling / Martin James Gossling
A registered charge1 property22/01/2026—
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Recent filings (86 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2021-03-16