2TELA LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13946093 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-01
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
11 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,572 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £2.6k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £9.1k |
| Net assets | £1 | £1.6k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07➕CARTLIDGE, Thomas Edmund appointeddirector
- 2022-06-07➕CARTLIDGE, Thomas Edmund appointeddirector
- 2022-06-07➖CARTLIDGE, Thomas Edmund resigneddirector
- 2022-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 2TELA LTD
- 2022-03-01➕CARR, Michael Arlen appointeddirector
- 2022-03-01📄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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Arlen Carr Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
3 West Buildings
Worthing
BN11 3BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CARR, Michael Arlen→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTLIDGE, Thomas Edmund→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARTLIDGE, Thomas Edmund→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-06-07 · resigned 2022-06-07
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-01