22GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive
08123092 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£132.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63120Web portals
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £132,736
Cash YoY
+518%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£128k
↑ 518% YoY
Net Worth
£133k
↑ 124% YoY
Current Assets
£274k
↑ 131% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£109k£164k£219k£274kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£180.7k£59.4k
Current assets£273.5k£118.3k
Cash£127.7k£20.6k
Debtors£145.8k£97.6k
Net assets£132.7k£59.4k

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

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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

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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-17
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  2. 2025-10-06
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  7. 2024-09-19
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  9. 2023-03-13
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  10. 2022-04-11
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  11. 2022-03-29
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  12. 2021-03-04
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  13. 2020-03-26
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  14. 2019-02-27
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  15. 2018-03-26
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  16. 2018-02-07
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  17. 2016-09-20
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    LINNELL, Grace Emily resigned
    director
  18. 2015-08-31
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    LINNELL, Grace Emily appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-31
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    LINNELL, Jonathon Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2013-01-01
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    LINNELL, Jonathon Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-15
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    WILLIAMSON, Joshua James resigned
    director
  22. 2012-07-25
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    WILLIAMSON, Joshua James appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 22GROUP LTD
  24. 2012-06-28
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    ARNOLD, Robin Blair appointed
    director
  25. 2012-06-28
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    BENNETT, Edward Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robin Blair Arnold
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence21/09/2016
Mr Edward Alexander Bennett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence21/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Gibbsceased 28/08/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Angel Gate Angel Gate
326 City Road
London
EC1V 2PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARNOLD, Robin Blair→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Edward Alexander→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINNELL, Grace Emily→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-08-31 · resigned 2016-09-20
Resigned
LINNELL, Jonathon Michael→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned
WILLIAMSON, Joshua James→
director · ~32y · appointed 2012-07-25 · resigned 2012-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-10-06
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capital · SH03
2025-10-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29