9STEP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10360528 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-06
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£13.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £13,304
Net assets shrinking
Down £973 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.2k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £22.2k | £22.3k |
| Net assets | £13.3k | £14.3k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 9STEP LIMITED
- 2016-09-06➕JONES, Amanda Tracy appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-06➕JONES, Amanda Tracy appointeddirector
- 2016-09-06➕JONES, Robert Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Graham Jones Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 06/09/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
7b Doddington Road
Chatteris
Cambridgeshire
PE16 6UA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JONES, Amanda Tracy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-09-06
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JONES, Amanda Tracy→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-06
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JONES, Robert Graham→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-06
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29