14TO24 LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-07-29➕WARD, Myles Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-29➕RICE-WARD, Jacqueline Tina appointeddirector
- 2005-07-29➖WARD, Maurice Leslie resignedsecretary
- 2005-07-29➖WARD, Maurice Leslie resigneddirector
- 2005-01-31➖ANGWIN, Nicola Rita resigneddirector
- 1997-08-18➕WARD, Myles Jonathan appointeddirector
- 1994-10-24➕ANGWIN, Nicola Rita appointeddirector
- 1994-10-24➖LONG, Lynne Susan resigneddirector
- 1994-05-02➕LONG, Lynne Susan appointeddirector
- 1994-05-01➖WARD, Myles Jonathan resigneddirector
- 1993-01-10➖BLATCH, Stephen Andrew resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-10➖BLATCH, Stephen Andrew resigneddirector
- 1993-01-10➖BLATCH, Stephen Andrew resigneddirector
- 1993-01-08➕WARD, Maurice Leslie appointedsecretary
- 1993-01-08➕WARD, Maurice Leslie appointeddirector
- 1992-01-30➕BLATCH, Stephen Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1992-01-30➖JPCORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-30➕BLATCH, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
- 1992-01-30➕WARD, Myles Jonathan appointeddirector
- 1992-01-30➖JPCORD LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1992-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 14TO24 LIMITED
- 1992-01-24➕JPCORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1992-01-24➕JPCORD LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Myles Jonathan Ward Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Tina Rice-Ward Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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