2DB TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09258866 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-10
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
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programming and broadcasting activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (81/100)

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

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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-25
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  3. 2023-07-29
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  4. 2022-07-28
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  5. 2021-07-30
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  6. 2020-09-29
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  7. 2019-09-16
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  8. 2019-07-31
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  9. 2018-07-31
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  10. 2018-07-17
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  11. 2017-07-28
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  12. 2016-07-08
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  13. 2016-02-22
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    address · AD01
  14. 2015-11-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 2DB TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LTD
  16. 2014-10-10
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    BUCHANAN, Allan Robert appointed
    director
  17. 2014-10-10
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    DAVIS, Karl appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Karl Davis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC60200 — Television programming and broadcasting activities

Registered office

85 Springfield Avenue
London
SW20 9JS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BUCHANAN, Allan Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-10-10
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DAVIS, Karl→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-10-10
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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-31