AUTHENTIC DIGITAL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08327127 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£60.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £60,429
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£60k
↑ 97% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £24.2k | £34.2k |
| Net assets | £60.4k | £30.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2020-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-06-21➕WEBSTER, James William appointeddirector
- 2019-02-26📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2018-09-24➖BUGG, Fletcher Charles resigneddirector
- 2018-09-03➕JEFFRIES, Joseph Benjamin appointeddirector
- 2012-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTHENTIC DIGITAL LIMITED
- 2012-12-11➕JEFFRIES, William appointeddirector
- 2012-12-11➕BUGG, Fletcher Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
43/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James William Webster Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/06/2019 |
Mr Joseph Benjamin Jeffries Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/11/2018 |
Mr William Jeffries Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Fletcher Buggceased 21/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
Incorporated2012-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Goodwood House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
JEFFRIES, Joseph Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JEFFRIES, William→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-12-11
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WEBSTER, James William→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-21
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BUGG, Fletcher Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-12-11 · resigned 2018-09-24
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-09
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2021-01-12