262 CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08999532 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-31
Average employees100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Ishrat appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-16
    ➖
    JARAMILLO GARMENDIA, Valentina Del Valle resigned
    director
  8. 2023-06-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-06-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-06-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-06-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-09-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2020-09-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2015-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2014-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 262 CONSULTANTS LTD
  24. 2014-04-16
    ➕
    JARAMILLO GARMENDIA, Valentina Del Valle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ishrat Akhtar
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Valentina Del Valle Jaramillo Garmendiaceased 16/06/2023· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite G1 Hartsbourne House
Delta Gain
Watford
WD19 5EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AKHTAR, Ishrat→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-06-16
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Active
JARAMILLO GARMENDIA, Valentina Del Valle→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-04-16 · resigned 2023-06-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/05/201523/09/2020

Recent filings (43 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22