1018 CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07372401 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-10
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 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
41 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.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-21
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-02-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2020-12-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 1018 CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2010-09-10
    ➕
    DALBY, Thomas James appointed
    director
  18. 2010-09-10
    ➕
    DENNY, Stephen Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas James Dalby
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/09/2016
Mr Stephen Charles Denny
Individual · British · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/09/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Mowbray House
Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DALBY, Thomas James→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DENNY, Stephen Charles→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-09-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-02-06