FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SILICON FOUNDATION C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
09848956 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-10-29
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£33.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (63/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (9 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £33,865
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£33k
Net Worth
£34k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.9k |
| Current assets | £37.9k |
| Cash | £33.0k |
| Debtors | £4.9k |
| Net assets | £33.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-01➕VENN, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27➕PETRISKO, Daniel William appointeddirector
- 2023-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01➕BALKIND, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23➖SCHMIDLIN, Raul resigneddirector
- 2016-12-20➕COOK, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-20➖TAYLOR, Robert James resignedsecretary
- 2016-06-13➕BACK, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SILICON FOUNDATION C.I.C.
- 2015-10-29➕BAXTER, Julius Paul appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕KINDGREN, Olof appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕WAGNER, Philipp appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕WALLENTOWITZ, Stefan appointeddirector
- 2015-10-29➕TAYLOR, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 2015-10-29➕SCHMIDLIN, Raul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
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| BAIRSTOW LTD→ 15474622 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRIER HEY MILL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04546617 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| CUTTING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED→ 12831482 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| DELACEYS LIMITED→ 04992639 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| DPU HARDWARE LIMITED→ 06672637 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| FAX FIRE PROTECTION LTD→ 16105491 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FIBRE SUPERIORE LIMITED→ 05059882 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| FITTON & CO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→ 08260765 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FLAWLESS SPACE LTD→ 12724033 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FOUNDED LTD→ 15140234 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FREIGHTLINK EUROPE LLP→ OC306534 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| FREJA'S CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AWARENESS CIC→ 14770070 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2015-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations
Registered office
Unit C5
Tenterfields Business Park
Halifax
HX2 6EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (9 active · 2 resigned)
Active
BACK, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-06-13
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BALKIND, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-07-01
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BAXTER, Julius Paul→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-10-29
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KINDGREN, Olof→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-10-29
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PETRISKO, Daniel William→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-11-27
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VENN, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-03-01
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WAGNER, Philipp→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-10-29
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WALLENTOWITZ, Stefan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2015-10-29
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TAYLOR, Robert James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2016-12-20
SCHMIDLIN, Raul→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2015-10-29 · resigned 2016-12-23
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11