PARAPLANNING ONLINE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05763589 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.62M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -89% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
76 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,621,934
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,030 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 89% YoY
Cash YoY
-89%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 89% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.62M | £1.63M |
| Current assets | £1.28M | £1.39M |
| Cash | £23.6k | £220.4k |
| Debtors | £1.25M | £1.17M |
| Net assets | £1.62M | £1.63M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-16➕DELANEY, Rebecca Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-12-08📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2016-12-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2016-12-08📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2016-12-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-06-01➕PRIOR, Michael Anthony William appointedsecretary
- 2012-06-01➕PRIOR, Michael Anthony William appointeddirector
- 2012-06-01➖EVANS, Edward Rowland resignedsecretary
- 2012-06-01➖EVANS, Edward Rowland resigneddirector
- 2006-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs PARAPLANNING ONLINE LIMITED
- 2006-03-30➕DELANEY, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2006-03-30➕EVANS, Edward Rowland appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-30➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-30➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-30➕EVANS, Edward Rowland appointeddirector
- 2006-03-30➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-03-30➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Alexander Delaney Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Caradoc House
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
SY2 6AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
PRIOR, Michael Anthony William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DELANEY, John Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DELANEY, Rebecca Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRIOR, Michael Anthony William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Edward Rowland→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2012-06-01
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
EVANS, Edward Rowland→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2012-06-01
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2006-03-30
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Recent filings (76 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-12