EVOLVING GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14295634 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-15
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-06-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-30📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-05-29📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-05-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-11📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-09-05➕DUFFIELD, Gillian Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs EVOLVING GROUP LTD
- 2022-08-15➕DUFFIELD, Alastair James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DUFFIELD, Alastair James (same surname) appointed 2022-08-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Alastair James Duffield Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/08/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070
Registered office
Thames House
Roman Square
Sittingbourne
ME10 4BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DUFFIELD, Alastair James→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-08-15
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DUFFIELD, Gillian Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-09-05
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-30
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2025-05-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08