360 LOCATIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-47.1k | £-19.9k |
| Debtors | £10.0k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £-50.2k | £-28.7k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-16➖COX, Nicola resignedsecretary
- 2009-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 360 LOCATIONS LIMITED
- 2009-08-21➕WHALE, Steven appointeddirector
- 2009-08-21➕COX, Nicola appointedsecretary
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 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Steven Whale Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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