2020 WORLDWIDE LTD

🌳Matureactive
03538939 · ltd · incorporated 1998-04-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£121.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £121,771

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£122k
↑ 201% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£121k-£72k-£24k£25k£73k£122kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£121.8k£-121.0k
Net assets£121.8k£-121.0k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-31
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  4. 2023-04-03
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  5. 2022-12-30
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  6. 2022-04-14
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-04-14
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-14
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    address · AD01
  9. 2021-12-31
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  10. 2021-03-31
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  11. 2019-12-31
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  12. 2018-12-31
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  13. 2017-12-29
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  14. 2016-12-30
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  15. 2016-04-18
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  16. 1998-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 2020 WORLDWIDE LTD
  17. 1998-04-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Robert appointed
    secretary
  18. 1998-04-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  19. 1998-04-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Christopher Gregory appointed
    director
  20. 1998-04-01
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    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-04-01
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    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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  22. 1998-04-01
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    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1998-04-01
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    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Gregory Walker
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Robert Walker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Touchstone The Paddocks
Follifoot
Harrogate
HG3 1EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WALKER, Andrew Robert→
secretary · appointed 1998-04-01
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Active
WALKER, Andrew Robert→
director · ~57y · appointed 1998-04-01
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Active
WALKER, Christopher Gregory→
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-04-01
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Active
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 1998-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01