EYETECH GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
09957632 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-19
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
22 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs EYETECH GROUP LTD
- 2016-01-19➕ROBERTSON, Fraser appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-19➕MILLS, Simon Timothy appointeddirector
- 2016-01-19➕ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol appointeddirector
- 2016-01-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Fraser Nicol Robertson Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/01/2017 |
Mr Simon Timothy Mills Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 18/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 180 DEGREES CONSULTING BATH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY→ 13997141 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| 3ADAPT LIMITED→ 10754360 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3APM LTD→ 11536092 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3D VIRTUAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 10929413 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 3DOTS CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16310153 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 40-CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 11839238 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 5 OCEANS YACHT MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16618623 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 DEGREES LIMITED→ 14030265 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
The Old Surgery St. Chads Avenue
Midsomer Norton
Radstock
BA3 2HG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MILLS, Simon Timothy→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTSON, Fraser Nicol→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21