1553 NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08994683 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-14
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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 £8,542
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.5k | £13.5k |
| Current assets | £12.5k | £12.5k |
| Net assets | £8.5k | £8.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-01➕BABAR, Bushra appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-07-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2014-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 1553 NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2014-04-14➕BASHARAT, Babar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome 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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Babar Basharat Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities
Registered office
9 Sawtry Close
Lower Earley
Reading
RG6 3AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BABAR, Bushra→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2026-02-01
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BASHARAT, Babar→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-04-14
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Recent filings (36 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24