METHASOFT UK LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-18➖MASON-SMITH, Tristan Alexander Rawlings resigneddirector
- 2009-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs METHASOFT UK LIMITED
- 2009-08-12➕BURGESS, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2009-08-12➕MASON-SMITH, Tristan Alexander Rawlings appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen William Burgess Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Other · SO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 EAST STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 08116956 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| A E L PROPERTIES (LONDON) LIMITED→ 03536560 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ABC OPTIMAL LTD→ 12660701 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABINGER PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 15116805 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABOVE BAR CHURCH→ 06959469 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACTIVATE OT HAMPSHIRE LTD→ 15249891 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM ARCHITECTURE (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED→ 02223810 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| ADCONE LIMITED→ 01813640 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ADELAIDE ROAD 1963 LIMITED→ 09052469 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADEON HOSPITALITY LIMITED→ 12578547 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AEI ELECTRONICS LIMITED→ 07726861 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AERN ANAKWENZE LTD→ 14148714 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
8 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.