508 VENTURES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15459474 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-01
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-108.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £108,807
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£109k
Current Assets
£89k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £79.2k |
| Current assets | £89.1k |
| Net assets | £-108.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-27➖PATTANY, Kunal resigneddirector
- 2024-08-01➕PATTANY, Kunal appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 508 VENTURES LIMITED
- 2024-02-01➕MASKE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01➕UTHAYAKUMAR, Mauran Ushanth appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 Mauran Ushanth Uthayakumar Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/02/2024 |
Mr Paul Maske Individual · German · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 247 REWARDS LTD→ 16105573 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3 THINGS CONSULTING LTD→ 11341642 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4 SEASON EVENTS LTD→ 16136864 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4X4&MORE LTD→ 15241934 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 52 DEGREES NORTHWEST LIMITED→ 15173949 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 5THREAD LTD→ 13050056 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Belmont Suite Chorley New Road
Horwich
Bolton
BL6 6HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
UTHAYAKUMAR, Mauran Ushanth→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATTANY, Kunal→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-08-01 · resigned 2025-06-27
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-01