2 SIDED LTD

🌳Matureactive

08158690 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-26

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£9.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,078

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 3119% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↑ 173% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£9.5k	£745
Current assets	£19.0k	£7.0k
Net assets	£9.1k	£282

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

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-04-19
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accounts · AA
2025-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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accounts · AA
2022-01-02
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accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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accounts · AA
2020-03-11
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-20
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capital · SH01
2018-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-16
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-16
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accounts · AA
2014-08-20
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annual-return · AR01
2012-07-30
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SOUTHARD, Andrew John appointed
director
2012-07-26
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Company incorporated
As 2 SIDED LTD
2012-07-26
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SOUTHARD, Helena Clare appointed
director

Owner dependency

79/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Helena Clare Southard Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-07-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

273 Cardington Road

Bedford

MK42 0DA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SOUTHARD, Andrew John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-07-30

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SOUTHARD, Helena Clare→

director · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-26

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