2 SIMPLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03843465 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-17
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
109 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees34003600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-04-15
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    ABRAHAMS, Stuart John resigned
    director
  13. 2020-01-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-01-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-04-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-04-06
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    ABRAHAMS, Stuart John appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-09-02
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    WAINEWRIGHT, Max resigned
    director
  21. 2009-02-19
    ➖
    WAINWRIGHT, Max resigned
    director
  22. 2009-02-18
    ➖
    CANIN, Nigel John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-02-18
    ➖
    FRANKLIN, Mary resigned
    secretary
  24. 2007-06-14
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    WAINEWRIGHT, Max appointed
    director
  25. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    WAINWRIGHT, Max appointed
    director
  26. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    CANIN, Diane resigned
    director
  27. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    CANIN, Richard resigned
    director
  28. 2006-05-02
    ➕
    CANIN, Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-07
    ➕
    CANIN, Diane appointed
    director
  30. 2004-09-29
    ➖
    CANIN, Diane resigned
    secretary
  31. 2004-09-29
    ➕
    FRANKLIN, Mary appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-02-01
    ➕
    CANIN, Diane appointed
    secretary
  33. 2002-02-01
    ➖
    WAINEWRIGHT, Max resigned
    director
  34. 2000-09-29
    ➖
    PRESS, Jody Matthew resigned
    director
  35. 2000-09-28
    ➖
    HARRIS, Ashley resigned
    director
  36. 2000-05-17
    ➕
    WAINEWRIGHT, Max appointed
    director
  37. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    CANIN, Nigel John appointed
    director
  38. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    CANIN, Nigel John appointed
    secretary
  39. 2000-03-14
    ➖
    PLAN 2 SUCCESS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ashley appointed
    director
  41. 2000-03-14
    ➕
    PRESS, Jody Matthew appointed
    director
  42. 2000-03-14
    ➖
    CONSOLIDATED EXPERIENCE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  43. 1999-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 SIMPLE LIMITED
  44. 1999-09-17
    ➕
    PLAN 2 SUCCESS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  45. 1999-09-17
    ➕
    CONSOLIDATED EXPERIENCE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

2 Simple (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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2 Simple (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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2 SIMPLE LIMITED
This company · 03843465

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
2 Simple (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

188 Brent Street
London
NW4 1BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

CANIN, Nigel John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANIN, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-01 · resigned 2004-09-29
Resigned
CANIN, Nigel John→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2009-02-18
Resigned
FRANKLIN, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2009-02-18
Resigned
PLAN 2 SUCCESS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 2000-03-14
Resigned
ABRAHAMS, Stuart John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2020-04-15
Resigned
CANIN, Diane→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
CANIN, Richard→
director · ~93y · appointed 2006-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
HARRIS, Ashley→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-09-28
Resigned
PRESS, Jody Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-03-14 · resigned 2000-09-29
Resigned
WAINEWRIGHT, Max→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2011-09-02
Resigned
WAINEWRIGHT, Max→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-05-17 · resigned 2002-02-01
Resigned
WAINWRIGHT, Max→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2009-02-19
Resigned
CONSOLIDATED EXPERIENCE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-09-17 · resigned 2000-03-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22