2DMEDIA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05897727 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£74.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £74,315
Net assets shrinking
Down £91,549 YoY
Cash YoY
+217%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£371k
↑ 217% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 112% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £96.1k | £289.2k |
| Current assets | £1.73M | £816.6k |
| Cash | £371.5k | £117.0k |
| Debtors | £1.36M | £699.5k |
| Net assets | £74.3k | £165.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-07-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-08➕WITNEY, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-10➖CHAPMAN, Thomas Richard resigneddirector
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-26➖WITNEY, Richard Mark resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-01➕CHAPMAN, Thomas Richard appointeddirector
- 2006-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 2DMEDIA LIMITED
- 2006-08-07➕WITNEY, Samuel Richard James appointeddirector
- 2006-08-07➕WITNEY, Richard Mark appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Catalyst2d Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Catalyst2d Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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2DMEDIA LIMITED
This company · 05897727
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Catalyst2d Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/07/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Inteli2d Group Ltdceased 06/07/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Samuel Richard James Witneyceased 23/05/2024· significant influence
- Mr Thomas Richard Chapmanceased 10/12/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Unit 23 Allshots Enterprises Ind Est
Woodhouse Lane
Kelvedon
Essex
CO5 9DF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WITNEY, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WITNEY, Samuel Richard James→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2006-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WITNEY, Richard Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-07 · resigned 2013-03-26
CHAPMAN, Thomas Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2021-12-10
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06