8C INVESTMENT LTD
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.40M | £1000.0k |
| Average employees | 3 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11➖DURACK, Sean Patrick resigneddirector
- 2019-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-06-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-05-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-16➖RILEY, Neil Alfred resigneddirector
- 2018-10-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-16➕PATEL, Pareeta Hitesh appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➕PATEL, Amita Hitesh appointeddirector
- 2017-08-21➕DURACK, Sean Patrick appointeddirector
- 2006-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs 8C INVESTMENT LTD
- 2006-06-30➕DURACK, Sean Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➕PATEL, Hiteshkumar Chimanbhai appointeddirector
- 2006-06-30➕RILEY, Neil Alfred appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Dablu Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dablu Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/05/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Amita Hitesh Patelceased 07/06/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Neil Alfred Rileyceased 16/05/2019· 25-50% shares
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
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