2S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04716604 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£357.8k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £357,838

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£358k
↑ 1601% YoY
Current Assets
£566k
↑ 1048% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£113k£227k£340k£453k£566kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£357.8k£21.0k
Current assets£566.4k£49.3k
Net assets£357.8k£21.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  4. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-04-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-02-09
    ➕
    JOHN, Duncan William Lloyd appointed
    director
  18. 2007-03-31
    ➖
    LEFKADITIS, Vasileios resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 2S LIMITED
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    VAN DRIEL, Jan Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    VAN DRIEL, Jan Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    LEFKADITIS, Vasileios appointed
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan William Lloyd John
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Jan Paul Van Driel
Individual · Dutch · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Tintagel House
92 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7TY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

VAN DRIEL, Jan Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHN, Duncan William Lloyd→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAN DRIEL, Jan Paul→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
LEFKADITIS, Vasileios→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2007-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14