5 STONES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12419838 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-23
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£108.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £108,355
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£98k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£55k£83k£111k£138kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£112.5k£111.2k
Current assets£138.4k£124.3k
Cash£97.7k£75.5k
Debtors£40.8k£48.8k
Net assets£108.4k£102.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-01-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 5 STONES LTD
  21. 2020-01-23
    EGBOSIMBA, Briony Michelle appointed
    director
  22. 2020-01-23
    EGBOSIMBA, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Egbosimba
Individual · Dutch · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting23/01/2020
Mrs Briony Michelle Egbosimba
Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting23/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

C/O Woodbridge Accountancy
42 Oak Close
Bristol
BS34 6RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EGBOSIMBA, Briony Michelle
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-23
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Active
EGBOSIMBA, David
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-01-23
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21