2BCOMP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07665661 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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 (70/100)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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2014-09-01➖QUAEDVLIEG CORPORATE SERVICES UK LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-11-02➖DJ & M SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-11-02➕QUAEDVLIEG CORPORATE SERVICES UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 2BCOMP LIMITED
- 2011-06-10➕VAN ROSSEM, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2011-06-10➕DJ & M SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-06-10➕STRASTERS, Olaf Alexander appointeddirector
- 2011-06-10➖STRASTERS, Olaf Alexander resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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 15 years.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
43 Owston Road
Dept 1086
Carcroft
Doncaster
DN6 8DA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
VAN ROSSEM, Ronald→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DJ & M SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2011-11-02
QUAEDVLIEG CORPORATE SERVICES UK LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-11-02 · resigned 2014-09-01
STRASTERS, Olaf Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-06-10 · resigned 2011-06-10
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05