2FM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02185829 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-30
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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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£47.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
91 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £47,629
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.6k | £44.3k |
| Current assets | £56.7k | £44.6k |
| Net assets | £47.6k | £44.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1987-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 2FM 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
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Cheek Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Michael Anderson Individual · British · DOB 01/1946 · age 80 | 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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Active · Professional services · BN postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ANSWER NETWORK LIMITED→ 05379198 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 1 FOOT IN REALITY LIMITED→ 16330139 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 121365 LIMITED→ 13513542 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 123 PRESTON ROAD LIMITED→ 02648334 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 12TH STUDIO LTD→ 14032974 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 161 CONSULTING LTD→ 07260598 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 1626 LTD→ 10431174 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 20 CONNAUGHT ROAD (HOVE) LTD→ 07003345 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 23 AUDIO VISUAL LTD→ 17075918 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 270 DEGREES LIMITED→ 10908687 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 2ND SUMMIT LIMITED→ 15573255 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2V CONSULTING LTD→ 11411456 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
83 Latimer Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Recent filings (91 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-05-14