A FRESH IDEA LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10904765 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-08
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs A FRESH IDEA LTD
- 2017-08-08➕MELLERS, Karen Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-08-08➕MELLERS, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 60. 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Karen Louise Mellers Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/08/2017 |
Mr Michael Mellers Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
11 Kingston Way
Mabe Burnthouse
Penryn
TR10 9FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MELLERS, Karen Louise→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MELLERS, Michael→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18