44 BYTES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09132996 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£39.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,291
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,566 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£52k£69k£86kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£66.3k£78.1k
Current assets£74.4k£86.0k
Net assets£39.3k£49.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-01-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-25
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-08-01
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    KRUSZEWSKI-WILLIAMS, Kornel appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 44 BYTES LTD
  19. 2014-07-16
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Andrew Charles William 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles William Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Kornel Kruszewski-Williams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Suite 97, 30 Red Lion Street
Richmond
TW9 1RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KRUSZEWSKI-WILLIAMS, Kornel→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-08-01
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TAYLOR, Andrew Charles William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-07-16
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-27