101 DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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 (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £118.8k | £127.2k |
| Current assets | £214.8k | £312.2k |
| Cash | £78.3k | £46.2k |
| Debtors | £136.4k | £266.0k |
| Net assets | £118.8k | £127.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-24➕EDGECOMBE, Helen appointeddirector
- 2026-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 101 DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2008-04-09➕EDGECOMBE, Helen appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-09➕EDGECOMBE, Brett Marlon appointeddirector
- 2008-04-09➕Corporate Appointments Limited appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-04-09➖Corporate Appointments Limited resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brett Marlon Edgecombe Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 09/04/2017 |
Mrs Helen Edgecombe Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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