2SIMPLE (HOLDINGS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
05855175 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (81/100)

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

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-09-02
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    WAINEWRIGHT, Max resigned
    director
  18. 2009-08-07
    ➖
    FRANKLIN, Mary resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-08-07
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    PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-06-14
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    CANIN, Diane resigned
    director
  21. 2007-06-14
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    CANIN, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2007-06-14
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    WAINEWRIGHT, Max appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 2SIMPLE (HOLDINGS) LTD
  24. 2006-06-22
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    CANIN, Nigel John appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-22
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    FRANKLIN, Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-06-22
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    PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CANIN, Diane appointed
    director
  28. 2006-06-22
    ➕
    CANIN, Richard 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel John Canin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/06/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

188 Brent Street
London
NW4 1BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CANIN, Nigel John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANKLIN, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2009-08-07
Resigned
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2009-08-07
Resigned
CANIN, Diane→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned
CANIN, Richard→
director · ~93y · appointed 2006-06-22 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned
WAINEWRIGHT, Max→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2011-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-26