01 FOUNDERS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
13152885 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-22
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Opportunity score: 71 → 77
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Opportunity score: 71 → 77
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
30 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-12
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-02-02
    ➖
    BEVAN, Roger resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-25
    ➕
    BEVAN, Roger appointed
    director
  7. 2025-09-25
    ➕
    BEVAN, Roger appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-29
    ➖
    HEPWORTH LLOYD, Pablo Tudor Barraclough resigned
    director
  11. 2025-01-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-04-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    DA COSTA, Alastair John resigned
    director
  17. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    HEPWORTH LLOYD, Pablo Tudor Barraclough appointed
    director
  18. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2022-03-03
    ➕
    DAWSON, Carolyn appointed
    director
  22. 2022-03-03
    ➖
    VALKIN, Kesiah resigned
    director
  23. 2022-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2022-02-09
    ➖
    JOHN, Joysy resigned
    director
  25. 2021-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2021-10-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  27. 2021-10-12
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  28. 2021-10-04
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  29. 2021-10-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2021-09-24
    ➕
    DA COSTA, Alastair John appointed
    director
  31. 2021-04-27
    ➕
    JOHN, Joysy appointed
    director
  32. 2021-04-27
    ➖
    KENNAUGH, Gregory Edward resigned
    director
  33. 2021-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01 FOUNDERS LIMITED
  34. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    SULTAN, David appointed
    director
  35. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    KENNAUGH, Gregory Edward appointed
    director
  36. 2021-01-22
    ➕
    VALKIN, Kesiah appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Founders Forum Llp holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Founders Forum Llp
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
⬇
01 FOUNDERS LIMITED
This company · 13152885

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Founders Forum Llp
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Longford Street
London
NW1 3HB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BEVAN, Roger→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Carolyn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SULTAN, David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVAN, Roger→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-09-25 · resigned 2026-02-02
Resigned
DA COSTA, Alastair John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-09-24 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
HEPWORTH LLOYD, Pablo Tudor Barraclough→
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2025-03-29
Resigned
JOHN, Joysy→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-04-27 · resigned 2022-02-09
Resigned
KENNAUGH, Gregory Edward→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2021-04-27
Resigned
VALKIN, Kesiah→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-22 · resigned 2022-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-05
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30