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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

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 11.2y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	100	100

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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AKHTAR, Ishrat appointed
director
2023-06-16
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JARAMILLO GARMENDIA, Valentina Del Valle resigned
director
2023-06-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-16
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-23
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-10-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-23
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-09-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-05-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-04-16
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Company incorporated
As 262 CONSULTANTS LTD
2014-04-16
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Ishrat Akhtar Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	16/06/2023

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: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

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

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	29/05/2015	23/09/2020

Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-07-14

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