001 FUSE LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
10627591 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£115.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
21 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £115,611
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£116k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£130k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £115.6k | £80.0k |
| Current assets | £129.9k | £88.1k |
| Net assets | £115.6k | £80.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-06-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 001 FUSE LTD.
- 2017-02-20➕DRONFIELD, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20➕HAMSHERE, John Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Anthony Hamshere Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/02/2017 |
Mr Simon John Dronfield Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities
Registered office
4 Cedar Court, Parkway
Porters Wood
St. Albans
AL3 6PA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DRONFIELD, Simon John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMSHERE, John Anthony→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-06-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26