13SPIDERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05154859 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£14.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,619

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£586k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£167k£334k£502k£669k£836kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£19.6k£27.7k
Current assets£586.3k£836.1k
Cash—£209.3k
Debtors£586.3k£626.8k
Net assets£14.6k£12.7k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-07-10
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  5. 2023-07-01
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    COOK, Vicki Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-28
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  9. 2022-06-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2022-06-28
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-20
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    PARSONS, Bryan Keith resigned
    director
  14. 2021-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-01-15
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    PRICE, Peter Mark resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2018-05-15
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    COOPER, Terence Francis Charles resigned
    director
  22. 2018-05-15
    ➕
    PRICE, Peter Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2017-05-22
    ➖
    ROGERS, Stephen John resigned
    director
  24. 2017-01-14
    ➕
    PARSONS, Bryan Keith appointed
    director
  25. 2015-07-15
    ➕
    ROGERS, Stephen John appointed
    director
  26. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    CHILDS, Geoffrey Aimé resigned
    director
  27. 2013-10-30
    ➖
    STAGG, Kelvin John resigned
    director
  28. 2011-10-26
    ➖
    FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David resigned
    secretary
  29. 2011-10-03
    ➕
    CHILDS, Geoffrey Aimé appointed
    director
  30. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David resigned
    director
  31. 2010-05-14
    ➖
    HANCOCK, Daniel James resigned
    director
  32. 2008-11-01
    ➕
    COOPER, Terence Francis Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2008-09-01
    ➖
    NICHOLS, Ben resigned
    director
  34. 2008-06-07
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  35. 2007-03-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  36. 2004-11-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Peter Charles appointed
    director
  37. 2004-09-01
    ➕
    STAGG, Kelvin John appointed
    director
  38. 2004-06-17
    ➕
    COOK, James Anthony appointed
    director
  39. 2004-06-17
    ➕
    FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David appointed
    secretary
  40. 2004-06-17
    ➕
    FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David appointed
    director
  41. 2004-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 13SPIDERS LIMITED
  42. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2004-06-16
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Daniel James appointed
    director
  45. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    NICHOLS, Ben appointed
    director
  46. 2004-06-16
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  47. 2004-06-16
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • 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

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

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Spider Digital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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13SPIDERS LIMITED
This company · 05154859

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
Spider Digital Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares09/06/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Multis Group Limitedceased 09/06/2022· 75-100% shares
  • Mr James Anthony Cookceased 09/06/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Runway East
Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

COOK, James Anthony→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Vicki Elizabeth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-17 · resigned 2011-10-26
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2004-06-16
Resigned
CHILDS, Geoffrey Aimé→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-10-03 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
COOPER, Terence Francis Charles→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-11-01 · resigned 2018-05-15
Resigned
FALCONER, Christopher Benjamin David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-17 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
HANCOCK, Daniel James→
director · ~46y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned
NICHOLS, Ben→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2008-09-01
Resigned
PARSONS, Bryan Keith→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-01-14 · resigned 2021-08-20
Resigned
PRICE, Peter Mark→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-05-15 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
ROBERTS, Peter Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2008-06-07
Resigned
ROGERS, Stephen John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-15 · resigned 2017-05-22
Resigned
STAGG, Kelvin John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-09-01 · resigned 2013-10-30
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-16 · resigned 2004-06-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property06/03/2007—
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Recent filings (130 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23