NEXT OPUS VENTURES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12378703 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-27
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.
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 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs NEXT OPUS VENTURES LTD
- 2019-12-27➕FERNANDES, Carlos Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2019-12-27➕WALES, Jimmy Donal appointeddirector
- 2019-12-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 60. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Carlos Nicholas Fernandes Individual · Singaporean · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/12/2019 |
Mr Jimmy Donal Wales Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/12/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
53 Queen Edith's Way
Cambridge
CB1 8PJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FERNANDES, Carlos Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALES, Jimmy Donal→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-12-27