On the register this week: 10 new companies from founders with a prior exit, 18 young registers carrying two or more exited directors, 95 allotments of £100k or more at companies under three years old, and 3 smart-money register entries.
- 1 Reunion
They sold two businesses to the same buyer last year. Now there is a Topco and a Bidco
Andrew Smith and Stuart Gray sold SMA Topco (£78.5m turnover) and Salisbury Topco (£59.6m) to Cyrus Bidco in 2025. This week the pair incorporated Northburgh Topco and Northburgh Bidco in London: the classic shape of a platform being assembled to buy things.
Northburgh Topco Ltd (17294763) inc 22 Jun · Northburgh Bidco Ltd (17295848) inc 23 Jun · inferred from register and control filings
- 2 Fresh capital
A £10.1m allotment across a register of 128 names
Software firm Faststream Interactive filed new shares worth £10.1m this week. A register carrying 128 holders is the shape of a company that has been raising widely, and the SH01 is where it shows up first.
SH01 filed 26 Jun · Faststream Interactive Ltd (15963347) · 128 shareholders · London
- 3 Exited founder
He sold CloudShift to Globant. This week: Luna Trading Group
Alastair Murray's cloud consultancy CloudShiftGroup (£11.1m turnover) sold to NYSE-listed Globant in 2021. His new vehicle, Luna Trading Group, was incorporated in Hatfield this week under a management-consultancy SIC.
Incorporated 23 Jun · Luna Trading Group Ltd (17297071) · prior exit: CloudShiftGroup Ltd to Globant S.A., 2021 · inferred from register and control filings
- 4 Smart money
A five-position angel takes 4.9% of Boardwave
Jonathan McKay, whose own exit came with the sale of Forward Partners Group in 2024, joined the register of software-leadership network Boardwave with a 4.9% stake. It is his fifth register position we track.
Register entry 25 Jun · Boardwave Ltd (14105403) · entry bracketed by confirmation statements · inferred from register and control filings
- 5 Register moving
Two Peel veterans quietly assemble three new Manchester vehicles
Christopher Eves and Steven Underwood, who together sold two Peel NRE businesses in 2025, incorporated Peel Pepper (UK), Peel Pepper (1) and Peel Pepper (2) this week. Three vehicles in one day is a structure, not a hobby.
3 incorporations, 23 Jun · prior sales: Peel NRE Water Facilities Ltd, MRE Washed Aggregates Ltd, 2025 · inferred from register and control filings
- Midsomer Murders S27 Ltd appeared on the register, incorporated by two directors who sold Great Scott Media to All3Media in 2023. Season vehicles hit Companies House long before broadcast news.
- Benny Hoffman and Yoel Deutsch, co-sellers of two prior property businesses, teamed up again on HD Leasehold Ltd.
- Trigglypuffs Investments Ltd: the Triggs, who sold Jomsviking Holdings to an employee-ownership trust in 2024, are back.