THRIVE CONSULTING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12417951 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£107
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £107

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
Net Worth
£107
Current Assets
£29k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£12.6k
Current assets£29.0k
Cash£23.7k
Debtors£5.3k
Net assets£107

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THRIVE CONSULTING SERVICES LTD
  11. 2020-01-22
    DENNYSON, Jane Isobel Margaret appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jane Isobel Margaret Dennyson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

17a Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DENNYSON, Jane Isobel Margaret
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-01-22
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-06