176 CONSULTING LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10166134 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-06
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,504
Very low cash
Cash position: £39
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,844 YoY
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 4660% YoY
Current Assets
£779
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£16k-£12k-£9k-£6k-£2k£779May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-15.5k£340
Current assets£779£668
Cash£39£23
Debtors£740£645
Net assets£-15.5k£340

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-05-06
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Phillip James resigned
    director
  6. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-08-04
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-08-03
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-07-31
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    TAYLOR, Phillip James appointed
    director
  17. 2016-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-05-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 176 CONSULTING LIMITED
  19. 2016-05-06
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Rosina Karen appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-06
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Phillip James Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
25–50%
—25-50% shares31/07/2017
Mr Stephen Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/05/2016
Mrs Rosina Karen Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Manor House Lane
Datchet
Slough
SL3 9EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TAYLOR, Rosina Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-05-06
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Active
TAYLOR, Stephen→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Phillip James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-07-31 · resigned 2023-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-23