38 QR LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
12203436 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-12
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£32.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £32,693
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£33k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£584k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £34.7k | £29.3k |
| Current assets | £584.0k | £573.4k |
| Net assets | £32.7k | £26.1k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 38 QR LTD.
- 2019-09-12➕LONG, Steven, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-12➕BARKER, Donna Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕LONG, Steven, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➕BARKER, Ashley Jason, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2019-09-12➖BARKER, Ashley Jason, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2019-09-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
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 61. 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Magnolia House Spring Villa Park
11 Spring Villa Road
Edgware
HA8 7EB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
BARKER, Donna Lee→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONG, Steven, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARKER, Ashley Jason, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2019-09-12
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Recent filings (15 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-09-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-09-12