2MARKET2MARKET LTD

🌳Matureactive
08568156 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£63.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,658
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,622 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£108kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£65.5k£101.1k
Current assets£91.9k£108.3k
Net assets£63.7k£99.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-04-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2013-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 2MARKET2MARKET LTD
  21. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    ALBAREDES, Gilles appointed
    director
  22. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    MCADAM, Mary Annette appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  24. 2013-06-13
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gilles Albaredes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Mary Annette Mcadam
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Tremain House
8 Maple Drive
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 7NG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALBAREDES, Gilles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCADAM, Mary Annette→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2013-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-20