49DIGITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07977956 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06
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 closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
  • · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 65 → 74
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
  • ↑Opportunity score: 65 → 74
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
  • ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£872
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £872
Net assets shrinking
Down £78 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£872
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£800£2k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.9k£4.4k
Current assets£4.0k£3.8k
Net assets£872£950

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-16
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-03-23
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    HILL, Geoffrey Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2012-03-23
    ➕
    HILL, Helena appointed
    director
  19. 2012-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 49DIGITAL LIMITED
  20. 2012-03-06
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-06
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    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Helena Hill
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Geoffrey Andrew Hillceased 10/02/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

151 Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
SK7 2NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HILL, Geoffrey Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-23
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Active
HILL, Helena→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-23
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2012-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-04