LITTLE TERN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08755642 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-31
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
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-27
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-11-13
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  5. 2023-10-16
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    ASTON, Jane resigned
    secretary
  6. 2022-12-30
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  7. 2022-11-16
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  8. 2022-11-16
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  9. 2022-11-16
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  10. 2022-11-16
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  11. 2021-12-22
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  12. 2021-12-17
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  13. 2021-12-17
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  14. 2021-12-16
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  15. 2021-12-06
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  16. 2021-12-06
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  17. 2021-10-15
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  18. 2021-01-06
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  19. 2019-12-23
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  20. 2013-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE TERN LIMITED
  21. 2013-10-31
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    PATEL, Chhaya Jayesh, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-31
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    PATEL, Jayesh Kumar, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2013-10-31
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    ASTON, Jane appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Chhaya Jayesh Patel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2017
Dr Jayesh Kumar Patel
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2017

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
Incorporated2013-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Christopher House
94b London Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 0QS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PATEL, Chhaya Jayesh, Dr→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
PATEL, Jayesh Kumar, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASTON, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2023-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17