2020 CERTIFICATION LIMITED
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Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 2020 CERTIFICATION LIMITED
- 2018-02-14➕MACKIE, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2018-02-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-07: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Sol Products Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sol Products Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/02/2018 |
Mr Andrew James Mackie Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 14/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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