BIG IN BUSINESS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15616086 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£5
Current Assets
£880k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £880.3k |
| Current assets | £880.3k |
| Net assets | £5 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-05📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-10📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-09➕CORBY, Matthew William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-30➕ALLEN, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➕BOWES-CAVANAGH, Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➕HAWES, Robert Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➕ROBINSON, Simon William appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➕WESTCOTT, Michael James appointeddirector
- 2024-04-30➖THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigneddirector
- 2024-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BIG IN BUSINESS LTD
- 2024-04-04➕THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
53/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Scoring Goals Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scoring Goals Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BIG IN BUSINESS LTD
This company · 15616086
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scoring Goals Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/05/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 30/04/2024· significant influence
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Plainmoor
Marnham Road
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 3PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
ALLEN, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWES-CAVANAGH, Mark→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CORBY, Matthew William→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-05-09
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HAWES, Robert Peter→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-04-30
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ROBINSON, Simon William→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-30
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WESTCOTT, Michael James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-04-30
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THORNTON, Nuala Martine→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-04-04 · resigned 2024-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-10
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07