10X CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08725655 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£158.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £157,991
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,439 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£158k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£40k£81k£121k£162k£202kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£158.0k£202.4k
Current assets£32.3k£79.5k
Net assets£158.0k£202.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-06-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2013-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 10X CONSULTING LIMITED
  21. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    ASHWORTH, Stephen Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    BONSALL, Andrew James 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Lee Ashworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew James Bonsall
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2013-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Regus House Herons Way
Chester Business Park
Chester
CH4 9QR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ASHWORTH, Stephen Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONSALL, Andrew James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (55 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21