5 SQUIRRELS LTD
🌳Matureactive
08873310 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£637.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20530
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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 (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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £637,171
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£431k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£637k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£752k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £649.6k | £391.9k |
| Current assets | £752.2k | £419.2k |
| Cash | £430.9k | £294.9k |
| Debtors | £161.8k | £73.1k |
| Net assets | £637.2k | £383.8k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-06➕HELM, Jonathan Lee appointeddirector
- 2022-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-07📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-09-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-08-19➖CAMERON, Amanda Mary resigneddirector
- 2021-08-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 SQUIRRELS LTD
- 2014-02-03➕CONROY, Gary appointeddirector
- 2014-02-03➕CAMERON, Amanda Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
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 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Lee Helm Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 01/11/2021 |
Mr Gary Conroy Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Amanda Mary Cameron Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 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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| 12THFRET LTD→ 06473868 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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| 22 PRORECOVERY LTD→ 16954410 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2TC LIMITED→ 04359292 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 360 FINISH LTD→ 13273713 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20530 — SIC 20530
Registered office
Unit 8, Industrial House
Conway Street
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 3LW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CONROY, Gary→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HELM, Jonathan Lee→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-04-06
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CAMERON, Amanda Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2021-08-19
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-09-07