BIG DEEP LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

10771682 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-15

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other software publishing

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

72110Research and experimental development on biotechnology
72200Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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2025-01-23
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2024-01-13
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2023-02-10
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2022-03-27
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2021-01-09
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2020-01-11
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2019-01-09
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2017-05-15
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Company incorporated
As BIG DEEP LTD
2017-05-15
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FRAMPTON, Matthew James Ewan, Dr appointed
director
2017-05-15
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HUNN, Charles Neville appointed
director
2017-05-15
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Charles Neville Hunn Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest	15/05/2017
Dr Matthew James Ewan Frampton Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/05/2017

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

Incorporated2017-05-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

41 Rutland Avenue

Lancaster

LA1 4EX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-23

Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FRAMPTON, Matthew James Ewan, Dr→

director · ~46y · appointed 2017-05-15

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HUNN, Charles Neville→

director · ~50y · appointed 2017-05-15

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