2B VENTURES LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.7k |
| Current assets | £460.8k |
| Cash | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £458.9k |
| Net assets | £-5.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 2B VENTURES LIMITED
- 2023-08-14➕BARKIN, Ian appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14➕BRAIN, David Maitland appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Brain Family Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Barkin Individual · American · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/08/2023 |
Brain Family Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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