23CCC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05941379 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£52.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,682
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£84k
↑ 10.0% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Assets
£110k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£44k£66k£88k£110kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£53.6k£27.7k
Current assets£110.1k£84.9k
Cash£83.9k£76.2k
Debtors£26.3k£8.6k
Net assets£52.7k£27.1k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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  2. 2024-05-30
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  3. 2023-05-10
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  4. 2022-05-16
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  5. 2021-09-08
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  6. 2021-09-03
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  7. 2021-09-03
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  8. 2021-09-03
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  9. 2021-09-01
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  10. 2020-06-01
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  11. 2019-06-21
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  12. 2018-06-04
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  13. 2017-07-24
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  14. 2017-04-12
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  15. 2017-02-24
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    HAYLOCK, Carol Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-24
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  17. 2017-02-24
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  18. 2009-03-31
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    CLEPHANE, Ross Alan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-03-31
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    HAYLOCK, Carol Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2009-03-31
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    HAYLOCK, Carol Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2006-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 23CCC LIMITED
  22. 2006-09-20
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    HAYLOCK, Aidan appointed
    director
  23. 2006-09-20
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    HAYLOCK, Carol Anne appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-09-20
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    HAYLOCK, Carol Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carol Anne Haylock
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2021
Mr Aidan Haylock
Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Fraser Ross House
24 Broad Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 1PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CLEPHANE, Ross Alan→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYLOCK, Aidan→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYLOCK, Carol Anne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYLOCK, Carol Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
HAYLOCK, Carol Anne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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2025-09-30
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2025-05-30
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2024-10-02
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2024-05-30
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2023-09-20
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2023-05-10
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2022-10-04
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2022-05-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21