CORE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15402661 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
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 £4

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4
Current Assets
£4
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4
Current assets£4
Net assets£4

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-03-22
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  6. 2024-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CORE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE LTD
  7. 2024-01-10
    BASS, Emma Marie appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-10
    BASS, Paul Ian appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-10
    BLENKEY, Jonathan Mark appointed
    director
  10. 2024-01-10
    PHILLIPS, Michael David appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Ian Bass
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2024
Michael David Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2024
Mrs Emma Marie Bass
Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42
sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2024
Mr Jonathan Mark Blenkey
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence10/01/2024

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
Incorporated2024-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

80 Borough Road
Middlesbrough
TS1 2JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BASS, Emma Marie
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-01-10
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Active
BASS, Paul Ian
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-10
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Active
BLENKEY, Jonathan Mark
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-01-10
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Active
PHILLIPS, Michael David
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-01-10
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-22
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-03-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-10