360 CLICKS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £166.0k | £147.0k |
| Current assets | £295.7k | £253.8k |
| Cash | £158.9k | £156.2k |
| Debtors | £46.7k | £35.9k |
| Net assets | £131.2k | £109.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-08-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-08-12➕BUTTERFIELD, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2013-04-27➖HOTHERSALL, Ian Robert resigneddirector
- 2004-03-24➕BUTTERFIELD, Anthony . appointeddirector
- 2004-03-24➖DALLYN, Samantha resigneddirector
- 2002-05-23➖ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-05-23➖ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 360 CLICKS LIMITED
- 2002-05-22➕BUTTERFIELD, Anthony . appointedsecretary
- 2002-05-22➕ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-05-22➕DALLYN, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕HOTHERSALL, Ian Robert appointeddirector
- 2002-05-22➕ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samantha Butterfield Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Tony Butterfield Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 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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