251 MARKETING LTD
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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £379 |
| Current assets | — | £2.6k |
| Net assets | — | £379 |
| Average employees | 100 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-07-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 251 MARKETING LTD
- 2020-08-28➕MATTHEWS, Sophie Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-08-28➕SQUIRES, Matthew Gary appointeddirector
- 2020-08-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Gary Squires Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/08/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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