40 PERCENT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13795127 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,407
Cash YoY
+9896%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
↑ 9896% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 7642% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 274% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.4k | £199 |
| Current assets | £31.4k | £8.4k |
| Cash | £10.0k | £100 |
| Debtors | £21.4k | £8.3k |
| Net assets | £15.4k | £199 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-01➕HEWITT, Steve John appointeddirector
- 2022-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 40 PERCENT LTD
- 2021-12-10➕THALEMANN, Richard Siegfried appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven John Hewitt Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/12/2021 |
Mr Richard Siegfried Thalemann Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
The Mews Hounds Road
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6EE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEWITT, Steve John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THALEMANN, Richard Siegfried→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-12-10
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-10