203 CREATIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07661704 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£126.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £126,790
Cash YoY
+123%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 123% YoY
Net Worth
£127k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 104% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £126.8k | £123.4k |
| Current assets | £10.8k | £5.3k |
| Cash | £10.8k | £4.8k |
| Debtors | — | £441 |
| Net assets | £126.8k | £123.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-09-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-05➕EATON, John Bertram appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➖EATON, Barbara Louise resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-05➖EATON, Barbara Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-08-26➕EATON, Joseph Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2011-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 203 CREATIVE LIMITED
- 2011-06-08➕EATON, John Bertram appointeddirector
- 2011-06-08➕EATON, Barbara Louise appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-08➕EATON, Barbara Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-06-08➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2011-06-08➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
39/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — EATON, Joseph Russell (same surname) appointed 2023-08-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Joseph Russell Eaton Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Barbara Louise Eatonceased 26/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr John Bertram Eatonceased 26/08/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
27 Baskerfield Grove Woughton On The Green
Milton Keynes
MK6 3ES
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
EATON, John Bertram→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-09-05
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EATON, John Bertram→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-06-08
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EATON, Joseph Russell→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-08-26
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EATON, Barbara Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-08 · resigned 2023-09-05
EATON, Barbara Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2011-06-08 · resigned 2023-09-05
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2011-06-08 · resigned 2011-06-08
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Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-11