DUELGUIDE MH FINANCE LTD

🌳Matureactive
FC021570 · oversea-company · incorporated 1997-12-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
no address, no SIC, incorporation date
55
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
21 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2012-12-19
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    annual-return-update-with-change-details
    annual-return · OSTN01-CHNG
  2. 2012-12-19
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    annual-return-add-person-authorised-to-accept-service-to-uk-establishment
    annual-return · OSTN01-PAR
  3. 2012-12-19
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    annual-return-overseas-company
    annual-return · OSTN01
  4. 2012-12-19
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    annual-return-update-with-change-details
    annual-return · OSTN01-CHNG
  5. 2012-12-19
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    annual-return-add-person-authorised-to-represent-to-uk-establishment
    annual-return · OSTN01-PAR
  6. 2012-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2012-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2012-07-18
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    termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name
    officers · OSTM01
  9. 2012-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-overseas-company
    officers · OSAP01
  10. 2010-07-07
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    DRAPER, Jennifer Grace appointed
    director
  11. 2010-07-07
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    COLLINS, David John resigned
    director
  12. 2009-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2009-06-22
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  14. 2009-06-22
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  15. 2009-06-22
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    miscellaneous
    miscellaneous · MISC
  16. 2008-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-02-29
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    FORREST, Roderick Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2008-02-29
    ➖
    KEANE, Liam resigned
    director
  19. 2008-02-29
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    MCDIVEN, Ross Arnold resigned
    director
  20. 2008-01-22
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  21. 2008-01-22
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  22. 2008-01-06
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  23. 2008-01-06
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  24. 2007-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2007-03-28
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    O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-28
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    COLLINS, David John appointed
    director
  27. 2007-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2006-12-04
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  29. 2006-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2006-09-12
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  31. 2006-09-12
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    legacy
    officers · 692(1)(b)
  32. 2006-03-22
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    KEANE, Liam appointed
    director
  33. 2006-03-22
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    MCDIVEN, Ross Arnold appointed
    director
  34. 2005-11-09
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    legacy
    officers · 692(2)
  35. 2005-07-25
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    PHILLIPS, David resigned
    director
  36. 2004-11-10
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    QUIN, Maxwell Lowry Henry resigned
    director
  37. 2003-12-05
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    HOSKINS, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  38. 2002-12-24
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    MG SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1999-11-04
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    ALAMI-MEROUNI, Leanne Susan resigned
    secretary
  40. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    ALAMI-MEROUNI, Leanne Susan appointed
    secretary
  41. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    FORREST, Roderick Michael appointed
    director
  42. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, David appointed
    director
  43. 1999-01-29
    ➕
    QUIN, Maxwell Lowry Henry appointed
    director
  44. 1997-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DUELGUIDE MH FINANCE LTD

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated1997-12-03
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Victoria Place 31 Victoria Street
Hamilton
Hm 10 Bermuda
Bermuda

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2011-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

MG SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-12-24
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Active
DRAPER, Jennifer Grace→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-07
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Active
HOSKINS, Nicholas John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-12-05
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Active
O'DRISCOLL, Patrick Colin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-28
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Active
ALAMI-MEROUNI, Leanne Susan→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 1999-11-04
Resigned
COLLINS, David John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-28 · resigned 2010-07-07
Resigned
FORREST, Roderick Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
KEANE, Liam→
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-03-22 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
MCDIVEN, Ross Arnold→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-03-22 · resigned 2008-02-29
Resigned
PHILLIPS, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2005-07-25
Resigned
QUIN, Maxwell Lowry Henry→
director · ~82y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2004-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

annual-return-update-with-change-details
annual-return · OSTN01-CHNG
2012-12-19
annual-return-add-person-authorised-to-accept-service-to-uk-establishment
annual-return · OSTN01-PAR
2012-12-19
annual-return-overseas-company
annual-return · OSTN01
2012-12-19
annual-return-update-with-change-details
annual-return · OSTN01-CHNG
2012-12-19
annual-return-add-person-authorised-to-represent-to-uk-establishment
annual-return · OSTN01-PAR
2012-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-12-19
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name
officers · OSTM01
2012-07-18
appoint-person-director-overseas-company
officers · OSAP01
2012-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-12-30
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2009-06-22
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2009-06-22
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2009-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-09-19
legacy
officers · 692(1)(b)
2008-01-22