5DM GROUP LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15071812 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,000
Net assets shrinking
Down £33,334 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£417k
Net Worth
-£1k
↓ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£841k
↑ 134% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £32.3k |
| Current assets | £840.8k | £360.0k |
| Cash | £416.8k | — |
| Debtors | £424.0k | — |
| Net assets | £-1.0k | £32.3k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-01➕FREEDMAN, Benjamin Peter Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 5DM GROUP LTD
- 2023-08-14➕OLIVER, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2023-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Benjamin Peter Thomas Freedman Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/05/2024 |
Mr Stephen James Oliver Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Hillgate Ipswich Road
Hadleigh
Ipswich
IP7 6BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FREEDMAN, Benjamin Peter Thomas→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OLIVER, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-14