2XL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07233609 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,470
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,858 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£28.9k£38.8k
Current assets£36.8k£44.3k
Net assets£5.5k£10.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-03-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-03-12
    ➕
    DAVIES, Matthew Hugh appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-06-01
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    DAVIES, Rachael Doreen appointed
    director
  18. 2010-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2XL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2010-04-23
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-04-23
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-04-23
    ➕
    COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur appointed
    director
  22. 2010-04-23
    ➖
    COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur resigned
    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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachael Doreen Davies
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2017

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
Incorporated2010-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

64 Atcham Business Park
Atcham
Shrewsbury
SY4 4UG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVIES, Matthew Hugh→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Rachael Doreen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2010-04-23
Resigned
COWDRY, John Jeremy Arthur→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-04-23 · resigned 2010-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08