ANDY FENNELL CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
09599348 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
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 May 2025
Net worth
£82.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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, 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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £82,231
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,449 YoY
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£82k
↓ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£29k£57k£86k£114k£143kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£82.2k£90.7k
Current assets£142.8k£127.8k
Cash£26.2k£23.0k
Debtors£116.6k£104.8k
Net assets£82.2k£90.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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  2. 2025-06-09
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  3. 2025-06-09
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  4. 2025-02-25
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  5. 2024-02-19
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  6. 2023-02-16
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  7. 2021-08-24
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  8. 2020-08-19
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  9. 2019-09-03
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  10. 2019-03-21
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  11. 2018-02-28
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  12. 2017-02-19
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  13. 2016-05-23
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  14. 2015-11-18
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  15. 2015-07-31
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  16. 2015-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDY FENNELL CONSULTING LTD
  17. 2015-05-19
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    FENNELL, Andrew John appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-19
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    FENNELL, Ellie Charlotte appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FENNELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Fennell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Ellie Charlotte Fennell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/06/2025

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
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Weirview
Wargrave Road
Henley On Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 3HX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FENNELL, Andrew John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active
FENNELL, Ellie Charlotte→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28