202 DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04137427 · ltd · incorporated 2001-01-09

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£922.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -71% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 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 £922,532

Cash draining

Cash down 71% YoY

Cash YoY

-71%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£264k

↓ 71% YoY

Net Worth

£923k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£1.2m

↓ 9.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£957.2k	£948.6k
Current assets	£1.24M	£1.37M
Cash	£264.2k	£909.3k
Debtors	£526.0k	£159.1k
Net assets	£922.5k	£913.9k

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.

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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 (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-05-20
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officers · AP04
2024-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
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PECK, Adam appointed
director
2022-02-15
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officers · AP01
2021-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-11-06
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KEMPTON, Harriet May resigned
director
2013-12-01
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KEMPTON, Harriet May appointed
director
2010-01-20
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WICKSTEED, Thomas Michael appointed
director
2010-01-20
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OSBORNE, Richard resigned
secretary
2010-01-20
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OSBORNE, Richard resigned
director
2001-01-09
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Company incorporated
As 202 DESIGN LIMITED
2001-01-09
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KEMPTON, Benjamin Roy appointed
director
2001-01-09
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OSBORNE, Richard appointed
secretary
2001-01-09
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-01-09
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-01-09
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OSBORNE, Richard appointed
director
2001-01-09
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-01-09
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

202 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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202 Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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202 DESIGN LIMITED

This company · 04137427

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
202 Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/01/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Benjamin Roy Kemptonceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares
Mr Thomas Michael Wicksteedceased 31/01/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-01-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

6-8 Warwick Road

London

SW5 9UG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-24

Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

TAYLER BRADSHAW LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-05-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KEMPTON, Benjamin Roy→

director · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PECK, Adam→

director · ~36y · appointed 2022-02-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WICKSTEED, Thomas Michael→

director · ~48y · appointed 2010-01-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

OSBORNE, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2010-01-20

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2001-01-09

Resigned

KEMPTON, Harriet May→

director · ~42y · appointed 2013-12-01 · resigned 2016-11-06

Resigned

OSBORNE, Richard→

director · ~69y · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2010-01-20

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2001-01-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-24

appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP04

2024-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-02-21

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-02-03

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-02-03

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2024-02-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-02-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-02-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-02-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-05-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-12