80:20 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06166885 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£342.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £342,183
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,321 YoY
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£292k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£342k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Assets
£507k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £347.5k | £352.5k |
| Current assets | £506.8k | £490.8k |
| Cash | £292.5k | £214.7k |
| Debtors | £214.4k | £276.1k |
| Net assets | £342.2k | £352.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-01➕CORNELIUS, Catherine Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-15📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-08-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-dateannual-return · RP04AR01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-07-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-11-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Motion Consultants Limited
- 2007-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 80:20 COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
- 2007-03-19➕CORNELIUS, Catherine Louise appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-19➕CORNELIUS, Marc Victor appointeddirector
- 2007-03-19➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-19➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-19➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-03-19➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marc Victor Cornelius Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Catherine Louise Cornelius Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities
Registered office
20 Bedford Road
Guildford
GU1 4SJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
CORNELIUS, Catherine Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-03-19
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CORNELIUS, Catherine Louise→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-07-01
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CORNELIUS, Marc Victor→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-03-19
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-19 · resigned 2007-03-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Motion Consultants Motion Consultants Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 28/11/2011 | 06/09/2019 |
Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-29
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-08-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-date
annual-return · RP04AR01
2023-07-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-20