INTREPID ANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08621032 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£253.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63120Web portals
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
10 officers (8 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
68 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £253,026
Net assets shrinking
Down £445,829 YoY
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£435k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£253k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£552k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£140k£280k£419k£559k£699kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£289.4k£698.9k
Current assets£551.8k£659.0k
Cash£435.0k£568.9k
Debtors£116.9k£90.1k
Net assets£253.0k£698.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-04-22
    ➕
    HAY, Simon Joseph Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-07-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  8. 2023-05-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-25
    ➖
    HACKFORD, Sophie resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-15
    📄
    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2021-10-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-10-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-09-16
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2021-04-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-04-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-04-12
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2021-01-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-12-09
    ➕
    NOTT, Andrew Jonathan Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2020-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-08-26
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  24. 2019-06-26
    ➖
    HOBHOUSE, William Arthur resigned
    director
  25. 2019-02-20
    ➕
    HACKFORD, Sophie appointed
    director
  26. 2017-05-01
    ➕
    HALL, Christopher Delafield appointed
    director
  27. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    WARRINER, Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    BURTON, Toby Matthew appointed
    director
  29. 2016-06-06
    ➕
    HOBHOUSE, William Arthur appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    BURTON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Clare Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2013-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As INTREPID ANT LIMITED
  33. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    BURTON, Susan Joy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

77 Kingston Road
Oxford
OX2 6RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (8 active · 2 resigned)

BURTON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Susan Joy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-23
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Active
BURTON, Toby Matthew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Christopher Delafield→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAY, Simon Joseph Edward, Dr→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NOTT, Andrew Jonathan Peter→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARRINER, Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Clare Margaret→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HACKFORD, Sophie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-02-20 · resigned 2022-11-25
Resigned
HOBHOUSE, William Arthur→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-06-06 · resigned 2019-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-11-15