24BL LTD
🌳Matureactive
07033910 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £11,935
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,809 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.1k | £51.0k | — |
| Current assets | £19.7k | £76.0k | — |
| Cash | £19.7k | £66.3k | — |
| Debtors | — | £9.7k | — |
| Net assets | £11.9k | £50.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | — | 100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-04-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-04-21📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 24BL LTD
- 2009-09-29➕ASHLEY, Emma Alicen appointeddirector
- 2009-09-29➕ASHLEY, Robert John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Emma Alicen Ashley Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/12/2018 |
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
Incorporated2009-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
20 Westwood Close
Sheffield
S6 1UQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHLEY, Emma Alicen→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-29
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ASHLEY, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2009-09-29
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-04-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-04-21