2SQUARED LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08520538 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-08
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-19.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
51 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,404
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£701
Net Worth
-£19k
Current Assets
£47k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.2k |
| Current assets | £46.8k |
| Cash | £701 |
| Debtors | £46.1k |
| Net assets | £-19.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 2SQUARED LIMITED
- 2013-05-08➕EDWARDS, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2013-05-08➕STRACHAN, Craig Allistair appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 59. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Allistair Strachan Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Stuart Edwards Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 1c Eagle Industrial Estate
Church Green
Witney
Oxfordshire
OX28 4YR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EDWARDS, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRACHAN, Craig Allistair→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (51 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-26