42 CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09483167 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-11
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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, 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
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
25 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,474
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-3.5k | £-3.1k |
| Current assets | £63.0k | £63.0k |
| Net assets | £-3.5k | £-3.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-03-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2015-03-11➕LAURENCE, Carol appointeddirector
- 2015-03-11➕LAURENCE, Mark appointeddirector
- 2015-03-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Laurence Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Carol Laurence Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1010 SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 11654125 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE SECURITY GATE SYSTEMS LIMITED→ 14205496 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1ST CHOICE SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD→ 05625168 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION TRUST→ 05629736 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 23SEVEN MGMT LTD→ 14913743 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 3R KNOWLEDGE CONSULTING LTD→ 09006089 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 3T FITNESS LTD→ 14472495 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 4 SEASONS SECURITY LTD→ 13932568 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Chandos House
School Lane
Buckingham
MK18 1HD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAURENCE, Carol→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAURENCE, Mark→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-03-11
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-24