127 SOFTWARE LTD.

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05475649 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£223
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £223
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,561 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£223
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£22
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£223£10.8k
Current assets£22£9.8k
Net assets£223£10.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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  2. 2024-08-09
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  3. 2023-08-22
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  4. 2022-08-23
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  5. 2021-09-02
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  6. 2020-12-01
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  7. 2020-09-30
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  8. 2019-08-22
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  9. 2018-08-02
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  10. 2017-08-16
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  11. 2016-08-16
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  12. 2016-06-09
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  13. 2016-03-24
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  14. 2015-08-31
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  15. 2015-06-08
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  16. 2014-11-05
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    VIERENHALM, Marritje resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-08-28
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  18. 2007-01-03
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    VIERENHALM, Marritje appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-01-02
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    VIERNHALM, Marritje resigned
    director
  20. 2007-01-01
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    OUDENDAL, Jan Willem resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-01
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    VERHOEF, Lambertus Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2007-01-01
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    VIERNHALM, Marritje appointed
    director
  23. 2005-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 127 SOFTWARE LTD.
  24. 2005-06-08
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    OUDENDAL, Jan Willem appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-08
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    OUDENDAL, Jan Willem appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-06-08
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    VERHOEF, Lambertus Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

J.W. Oudendal Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
J.W. Oudendal Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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127 SOFTWARE LTD.
This company · 05475649

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
J.W. Oudendal Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares08/06/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

80 Sidney Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 6HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

OUDENDAL, Jan Willem→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-06-08
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Active
OUDENDAL, Jan Willem→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2007-01-01
Resigned
VIERENHALM, Marritje→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-03 · resigned 2014-11-05
Resigned
VERHOEF, Lambertus Marie→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-06-08 · resigned 2007-01-01
Resigned
VIERNHALM, Marritje→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2007-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
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accounts · AA
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
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2022-08-23
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2022-06-08
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accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05