CONCISE CONSULTING LIMITED

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03473386 · ltd · incorporated 1997-11-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£18.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,041 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£25k£33k£41kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£18.1k£24.2k
Current assets£35.1k£40.9k
Net assets£18.1k£24.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-09-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-04-28
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Susan appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Fred resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-28
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Fred resigned
    director
  19. 2002-03-31
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Anita resigned
    director
  20. 2002-03-31
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Fred appointed
    director
  21. 1997-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CONCISE CONSULTING LIMITED
  22. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Fred appointed
    director
  23. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-11-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Fred appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1997-11-28
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1997-11-28
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Anita appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +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

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fred Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Park Gate
Brampton Road
Alston
Cumbria
CA9 3AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MITCHELL, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Fred→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 1997-11-28
Resigned
MITCHELL, Fred→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 1997-11-28
Resigned
MITCHELL, Anita→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-11-28 · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Fred→
director · ~96y · appointed 2002-03-31 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2020-11-30