38TERA LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15504160 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £7,790
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.8k |
| Current assets | £12.5k |
| Debtors | £12.5k |
| Net assets | £7.8k |
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
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 38TERA LIMITED
- 2024-02-19➕BULSIEWICZ, William appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19➕HILL, Simon appointeddirector
- 2024-02-19📄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 2.2 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Bulsiewicz Individual · American · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/02/2024 |
Mr Simon Hill Individual · Australian · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
Office 4 Sunningend Business Centre
22 Lansdown Industrial Estate
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 8PL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BULSIEWICZ, William→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-02-19
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-19