44 INTERNATIONAL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14780074 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: 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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
77
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 £13,746
Net assets shrinking
Down £509 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.8k | £14.3k |
| Current assets | £34.5k | £24.0k |
| Net assets | £13.7k | £14.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-06➖HIGH, Katherine Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-05-12✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-17📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-30➕HIGH, Katherine Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06➕TILEY, Christian Frederick appointeddirector
- 2024-03-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 44 INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2023-04-04➕ACOMB, Thomas Clive appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04📄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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-05-12: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christian Frederick Tiley Individual · British · DOB 08/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 30/01/2025 |
Mr Thomas Clive Acomb Individual · English · DOB 07/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 04/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Katherine Elizabeth Highceased 06/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Registered office
Cherry Trees Rugge Farm Horsham Road
Beare Green
Dorking
RH5 4PT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ACOMB, Thomas Clive→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TILEY, Christian Frederick→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2024-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HIGH, Katherine Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-01-30 · resigned 2025-11-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-02