MEADUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
08770702 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
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 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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 11.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-04
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  3. 2024-05-27
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  4. 2024-05-27
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  5. 2024-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-05
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  7. 2022-01-02
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  8. 2021-02-25
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  9. 2019-12-16
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  10. 2018-12-28
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  11. 2017-12-21
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  12. 2016-11-22
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  13. 2015-11-28
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  14. 2015-11-17
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  15. 2015-04-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2015-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  17. 2013-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MEADUP LTD
  18. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    WINTER, Debbie Lisa appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Derek George appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Geoffrey William appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-12
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    WHYBERD, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jennifer Mary Whyberd
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/11/2016
Mr Derek George Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/11/2016
Mr Geoffrey Wililam Armstrong
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/11/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Townfoot
Longtown
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 5LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WINTER, Debbie Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-12
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Derek George→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Geoffrey William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-12
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WHYBERD, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/04/2015—
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16