A 2 B CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £14.6k |
| Current assets | — | £22.8k |
| Cash | — | £4.1k |
| Debtors | — | £16.2k |
| Net assets | — | £1.1k |
| Average employees | 2 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01➕WALL-FITZSIMONS, Annette appointeddirector
- 2023-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-01➖WALL FITZSIMONS, Annette Mary resigneddirector
- 2018-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A 2 B CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2018-07-18➕FITZSIMONS, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2018-07-18➕WALL FITZSIMONS, Annette Mary appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Annette Wall-Fitzsimons Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/07/2018 |
Mr Robert John Fitzsimons Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/07/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Annette Mary Wall Fitzsimonsceased 12/09/2018· significant influence
- Mrs Annette Wall-Fitzsimonsceased 12/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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