1MB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09710748 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-30
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-06-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-22
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-22
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-22
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    address · AD01
  6. 2025-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-25
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  13. 2018-04-18
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  14. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 1MB LIMITED
  16. 2015-07-30
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    BOOTH, Donna appointed
    director
  17. 2015-07-30
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    BOOTH, Marc appointed
    director
  18. 2015-07-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Mr Marc Booth
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Donna Elizabeth Booth
Individual · English · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Munro House Ringtail Court
Burscough Industrial Estate
Ormskirk
L40 8LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOOTH, Donna→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-30
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Active
BOOTH, Marc→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-07-30
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28