2CO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05917149 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 2CO LIMITED
- 2006-08-25➕MASSEY, John Moore appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-25➕BEARPARK, Sally Anne appointeddirector
- 2006-08-25➕MASSEY, John Moore appointeddirector
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Moore Massey Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Sally Anne Bearspark Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1 Ellesmore Place Wincham Avenue
Wincham
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 6GB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MASSEY, John Moore→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-08-25
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BEARPARK, Sally Anne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASSEY, John Moore→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (50 total)
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2026-03-16
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2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-03-14
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2024-08-29
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2024-04-05
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2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2023-03-03
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2022-08-30
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2022-05-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2022-01-06
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2022-01-06
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2021-04-22
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