VARDY 1985 INVESTMENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08747210 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-24
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-01
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    VARDY, Louise Clare appointed
    director
  3. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2018-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-08-28
    ➕
    VARDY, Richard Angus Reginald appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-28
    ➖
    VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady resigned
    director
  15. 2017-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-07-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Credit Suisse Ag
  20. 2013-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As VARDY 1985 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  21. 2013-10-24
    ➕
    VARDY, Peter, Sir appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-24
    ➕
    VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VARDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — VARDY, Louise Clare (same surname) appointed 2026-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

Peter Vardy 1985 A&M Settlement is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Peter Vardy 1985 A&M Settlement
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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VARDY 1985 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
This company · 08747210

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter Vardy 1985 A&M Settlement
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

32 Portland Terrace
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE2 1QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

VARDY, Louise Clare→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
VARDY, Peter, Sir→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-10-24
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Active
VARDY, Richard Angus Reginald→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARDY, Margaret Barr, Lady→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-10-24 · resigned 2018-08-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Credit Suisse Ag
A registered charge1 property03/07/2014—
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Recent filings (39 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-01