A DIFFERENT APPROACH LTD

🌳Matureactive

06779979 · ltd · incorporated 2008-12-24

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
47749SIC 47749

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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 · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-16
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2024-09-14
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2023-08-28
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2022-09-06
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2021-09-10
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2021-01-20
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2019-08-30
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2018-09-06
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2017-09-01
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2016-09-07
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2016-01-15
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2015-09-01
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2014-12-26
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2014-09-27
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2012-09-20
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RICHARDS, Stephen, Doctor resigned
director
2009-11-01
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IFEAKOR, Obumneme Emeka appointed
director
2009-11-01
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IFEAKOR, Paula Ndidi appointed
director
2009-02-01
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OSIME, Anthony resigned
director
2008-12-24
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Company incorporated
As A DIFFERENT APPROACH LTD
2008-12-24
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OSIME, Anthony appointed
director
2008-12-24
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RICHARDS, Stephen, Doctor 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 17 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 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Obumneme Emeka Ifeakor Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-12-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47410 — Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores

Registered office

3 Brisley Court

Kingsnorth

Ashford

Kent

TN23 3GE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

IFEAKOR, Obumneme Emeka→

director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-01

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Active

IFEAKOR, Paula Ndidi→

director · ~52y · appointed 2009-11-01

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Active

OSIME, Anthony→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-12-24 · resigned 2009-02-01

Resigned

RICHARDS, Stephen, Doctor→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-12-24 · resigned 2012-09-20

Resigned

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