42 TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12347253 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-12-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-31➖SMITH, Susan resigneddirector
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26➕LAWES, John Paul Frederick appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19➕BROWN, Peter James, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-03-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-04➖WILSON, David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01➕HARVEY, Christine, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-19➕MACKAY, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2020-03-25➕FLOYD, Christopher Gordon, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-03-25➕WILSON, David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
- 2019-12-04➕SPRATLEY, Jon Peter Frederick, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-12-04➕SMITH, Susan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
British Engines (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
British Engines (Uk) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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42 TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
This company · 12347253
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
British Engines (Uk) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/02/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dr Jon Peter Frederick Spratleyceased 13/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Susan Smithceased 13/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ACCOUNTS ONLINE LTD→ 07385792 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 13 WEEKS LTD→ 12805775 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 1505 MANAGEMENT LTD→ 14943365 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 31 WINDERMERE LTD→ 13791531 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 32STRIPES LTD→ 14421892 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 357 FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ 16062213 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 35E LIMITED→ 15860478 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 369 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LTD→ 17090561 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3B PLANT HIRE LTD→ 15956720 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4BASEBIO DISCOVERY LIMITED→ 12984957 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4C MEDIA LIMITED→ 11492596 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4FOLD BIOSCIENCE LIMITED→ 16896103 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Building 1020 Cambourne Park Science & Technology Campus
Cambourne
Cambridge
CB23 6DW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Peter James, Dr→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLOYD, Christopher Gordon, Dr→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2020-03-25
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HARVEY, Christine, Dr→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWES, John Paul Frederick→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPRATLEY, Jon Peter Frederick, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-12-04 · resigned 2025-10-31
WILSON, David, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-03-25 · resigned 2022-11-04
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Recent filings (38 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-05