1 DOWN 5 UP SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15175753 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees0200

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.

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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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-21
    LAWRENCE, Sophie appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-04-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-04-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-01-01
    LAWRENCE, Tracey Lee appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 DOWN 5 UP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  14. 2023-09-29
    LAWRENCE, Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2023-09-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/09/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

57a Broadway
Leigh On Sea
Essex
SS9 1PE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Mark
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-09-29
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Active
LAWRENCE, Sophie
director · ~22y · appointed 2024-10-21
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Active
LAWRENCE, Tracey Lee
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-01-01
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-29