2DB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02016131 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62012Business and domestic software development
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
125 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 800 | 800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C.
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-14📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2017-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-01➕SANZONE, Angelo appointeddirector
- 2009-09-11➕STOCK, Craig Richard appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➕BOFFO, Steven Luigi appointeddirector
- 2004-04-19➖DAVIS, Carol Jane resigneddirector
- 1997-08-08➕DAVIS, Carol Jane appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-08➖CARR, Peter John resignedsecretary
- 1997-08-08➖CARR, Peter John resigneddirector
- 1997-08-08➕DAVIS, Carol Jane appointeddirector
- 1996-06-06➕CARR, Peter John appointedsecretary
- 1996-06-06➖DAVIS, Carol Jane resignedsecretary
- 1996-06-06➕CARR, Peter John appointeddirector
- 1986-05-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 2DB LIMITED
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Luigi Boffo Individual · English · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
James Davis Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Carol Jane Davis Individual · English · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Registered office
5 Devonshire Business Centre
Cranborne Road
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 3JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20
Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BOFFO, Steven Luigi→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANZONE, Angelo→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-10-01
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STOCK, Craig Richard→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARR, Peter John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 1997-08-08
DAVIS, Carol Jane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-06
CARR, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 1997-08-08
DAVIS, Carol Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 2004-04-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allied Irish Banks, P.L.C. | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (125 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29