2NDSTAGE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15109667 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-01
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £26,372
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£41k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.9k |
| Current assets | £41.0k |
| Net assets | £26.4k |
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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 2NDSTAGE LIMITED
- 2023-09-01➕LONG, Sophie Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➕PAJWANI, Salil appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➕PAJWANI, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01📄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
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Salil Pajwani Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2023 |
Mrs Sarah Louise Pajwani Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2023 |
Miss Sophie Louise Long Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2023 |
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O L&C Llp City Bridge House
57 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1RU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
LONG, Sophie Louise→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAJWANI, Salil→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAJWANI, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-01