2CT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08203930 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-06
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.
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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, 2 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 3 | 400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-18➖BEALES, Neil Ian resigneddirector
- 2024-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-06➕LEE, Sophia Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-03-16➕BEALES, Neil Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕LEE, Sophia Louise appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-14➖CHAPMAN, Lee resigneddirector
- 2012-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 2CT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2012-09-06➕CHRYSTAL, James Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2012-09-06➕CHAPMAN, Lee appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Malcolm Chrystal Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/11/2022 |
Ms Sarah Louise Marcham Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/05/2023 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Chrystalceased 01/11/2022· 50-75% shares
- Mr James Malcolm Chrystalceased 01/11/2022· 50-75% shares
- Aspiration Group Holdings Ltdceased 03/05/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mr James Chrystalceased 12/01/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Lee Chapmanceased 01/10/2016· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| 115 WILSHAM STREET PROPERTIES LTD→ 16766988 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
80 Compair Crescent
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 0EH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
LEE, Sophia Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHRYSTAL, James Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEE, Sophia Louise→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEALES, Neil Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-03-16 · resigned 2025-03-18
CHAPMAN, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-06 · resigned 2016-10-14
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30