2OB LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11646361 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-29
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£92.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92,378
Net assets shrinking
Down £83,755 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£56k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£330k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£84k£168k£251k£335k£419kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£92.4k£176.1k
Current assets£330.2k£419.2k
Cash£56.3k£419.2k
Net assets£92.4k£176.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-19
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  6. 2022-10-19
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  7. 2022-10-19
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  8. 2022-10-19
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  9. 2022-10-19
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  10. 2022-10-19
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  11. 2022-10-19
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  12. 2022-10-19
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  13. 2022-03-17
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  14. 2021-03-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-12
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    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2020-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 2OB LIMITED
  18. 2018-10-29
    EDWARDS, Beverley Deena appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-29
    EDWARDS, Warren Ralph appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-29
    HOLLIS, Gail appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-29
    HOLLIS, Michael Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-29
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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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Gail Hollis
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2018
Mr Warren Ralph Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2018
Mr Michael Robert Hollis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2018
Mrs Beverley Deena Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting29/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

15-17 Church Street
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 1LU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

EDWARDS, Beverley Deena
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active
EDWARDS, Warren Ralph
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active
HOLLIS, Gail
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active
HOLLIS, Michael Robert
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-29
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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