ALIQUOT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03665625 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-11

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£881

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62090Other information technology service activities

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 (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £881

Net assets shrinking

Down £2,507 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£881

↓ 74% YoY

Current Assets

£17k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£1.4k	£5.5k
Current assets	£17.1k	£21.4k
Net assets	£881	£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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2023-06-10
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2020-06-10
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2019-05-08
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2018-08-21
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2016-08-10
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2016-08-10
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2016-08-01
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THORNTON, Alison Jane resigned
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2016-07-25
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1998-11-11
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Company incorporated
As ALIQUOT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
1998-11-11
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THORNTON, Alison Jane appointed
director
1998-11-11
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THORNTON, Stephen Mark appointed
director
1998-11-11
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THORNTON, Alison Jane appointed
secretary
1998-11-11
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-11-11
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SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
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1998-11-11
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
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1998-11-11
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Mark Thornton Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-11-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

2 Culmhead Close

Culmhead Close

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 4TG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-25

Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

THORNTON, Alison Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-11-11

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Active

THORNTON, Stephen Mark→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-11-11

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Active

THORNTON, Alison Jane→

secretary · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 2016-08-01

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-11

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-11-11 · resigned 1998-11-11

Resigned

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