205 GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
09400986 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-87.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £87,567
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£88k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-86.8k | — |
| Current assets | £20.7k | — |
| Debtors | £20.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-87.6k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-20➕EDMONDSON, Andrew Gerard appointeddirector
- 2022-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-29➖DEAN, Kimberley Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-17➕PROWSE, Mark Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-13➖DEAN, Gary resigneddirector
- 2020-04-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-04-14➕DEAN, Kimberley Louise appointeddirector
- 2015-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 205 GROUP LTD
- 2015-01-22➕DEAN, Gary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Andrew Prowse Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gary Deanceased 01/05/2023· 25-50% shares · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Office B, Unit 15 Connect Business Village
24 Derby Road
Liverpool
L5 9PR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
EDMONDSON, Andrew Gerard→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PROWSE, Mark Andrew→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAN, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2020-05-13
DEAN, Kimberley Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-04-14 · resigned 2022-11-29
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-06