TELOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04268643 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
101 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2026-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-05-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-07-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-31
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    WOOD, Lesley Fiona resigned
    secretary
  11. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-08-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  16. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2010-12-01
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    FARR, Richard Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    BRINN, Claire resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    WOOD, Lesley Fiona appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-11-01
    ➖
    BRINN, Claire resigned
    director
  24. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    CUMMINGS, Christopher James resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-01
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    CUMMINGS, Christopher James appointed
    director
  26. 2005-02-01
    ➖
    ENDICOTT, Martin Arthur William resigned
    director
  27. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    ENDICOTT, Martin Arthur William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    BRINN, Claire appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-09-05
    ➖
    WOOD, Lesley Fiona Olive resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    BRINN, Claire appointed
    director
  31. 2001-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As TELOS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  32. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    WOOD, Brian Douglas appointed
    director
  33. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    LAZARUS, Heather Ann appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-08-10
    ➖
    LAZARUS, Heather Ann resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    WOOD, Lesley Fiona Olive appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    LAZARUS, Harry Pierre appointed
    nominee-director
  37. 2001-08-10
    ➖
    LAZARUS, Harry Pierre resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Richard Anthony Farr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/05/2026
Mrs Sarah Ann Farr
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/05/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Anthony Farr (And Sarah Farr Jointly)ceased 13/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Brian Douglas Wood (And Lesley Fiona Wood Jointly)ceased 31/05/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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
Incorporated2001-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FARR, Richard Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Brian Douglas→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRINN, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
LAZARUS, Heather Ann→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2001-08-10
Resigned
WOOD, Lesley Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
WOOD, Lesley Fiona Olive→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2001-09-05
Resigned
BRINN, Claire→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2010-11-01
Resigned
CUMMINGS, Christopher James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
ENDICOTT, Martin Arthur William→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned
LAZARUS, Harry Pierre→
nominee-director · ~89y · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2001-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-17