1 FORMULA LTD
🌳Matureactive
08476375 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-05
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£874
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £874
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£60k
Net Worth
£874
Current Assets
£191k
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £41.2k | — |
| Current assets | £191.0k | — |
| Cash | £60.2k | — |
| Debtors | £130.8k | — |
| Net assets | £874 | — |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31➕LEWIS, Katherine Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-05-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2013-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 1 FORMULA LTD
- 2013-04-05➕LEWIS, Katharine Anne appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-05➕LEWIS, Neil Jason appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katharine Anne Lewis Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Jason Lewis Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · HA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 LOCK CYBER SECURITY LTD→ 14061153 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1 LOCK ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 15212388 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1-UP FINANCE LIMITED→ 16210507 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 101 HEALTHCARE LTD→ 11010057 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 101 TECH LTD→ 04774901 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 10TH PLANET AGENCY LTD→ 11141097 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 11 INFRASTRUCTURE LTD→ 11951019 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 14 OCEAN LTD→ 16827917 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17G CREATIVE LIMITED→ 14079098 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 180 DEGREES CONSULTING QMUL CIC→ 16143477 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 18NORTH LIMITED→ 13155853 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1NORTHFIELD LIMITED→ 08877924 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Avondale House 262
Uxbridge Road
Pinner
Middlesex
HA5 4HS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LEWIS, Katharine Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2013-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Katherine Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, Neil Jason→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-17