2 SMALL 2 BE HUMBLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06080343 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-02
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
87 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-24
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  3. 2023-10-09
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  4. 2022-11-21
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  5. 2022-02-16
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  6. 2022-02-15
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  7. 2021-11-29
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  8. 2021-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-12-15
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  12. 2019-05-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  13. 2019-03-05
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  14. 2019-03-05
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  15. 2019-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-03-05
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2007-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 SMALL 2 BE HUMBLE LIMITED
  19. 2007-02-02
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    SHARLAND, Alan Raymond appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-02
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    SHARLAND, Alan Raymond appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-02
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    SKARENDAL, Martin Lars Otto appointed
    director
  22. 2007-02-02
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    SPARKES, Irwin Nathanael appointed
    director
  23. 2007-02-02
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    STL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-02-02
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    STL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-02-02
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    STL DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2007-02-02
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    STL DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Irwin Nathanael Sparkes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Mr Alan Raymond Sharland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
Mr Martin Lars Otto Skarendal
Individual · Swedish · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Pinch Punch Limitedceased 01/08/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Prospects R Limitedceased 01/08/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Tnkr Limitedceased 01/08/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Irwin Nathanael Sparkesceased 31/07/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Alan Raymond Sharlandceased 31/07/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Martin Lars Otto Skarendalceased 31/07/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2007-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

5 Lee Close
Hertford
SG13 8HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

SHARLAND, Alan Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARLAND, Alan Raymond→
director · ~46y · appointed 2007-02-02
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Active
SKARENDAL, Martin Lars Otto→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPARKES, Irwin Nathanael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STL SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2007-02-02
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-02-02 · resigned 2007-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03