5 WHY'S CONSULTING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10424771 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-13
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.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-15
    ➕
    GOSLING, Lindsay appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-01-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-01-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-07-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2021-08-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-18
    ➖
    XIONG, Morry resigned
    director
  17. 2021-04-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-08-29
    ➕
    XIONG, Morry appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 WHY'S CONSULTING LTD
  22. 2016-10-13
    ➕
    BEDFORD, Jon Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jon Richard Bedford
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

C/O Sah Associates
40 Wakefield Road
Dewsbury
West Yorkshire
WF12 8AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BEDFORD, Jon Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOSLING, Lindsay→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
XIONG, Morry→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-08-29 · resigned 2021-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-19