EXPORTWISE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15742115 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-25
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 May 2026
Net worth
£19.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,840

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 1884% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMay 2025May 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-05-312025-05-31
Total assets£19.8k£1.0k
Current assets£44.9k
Net assets£19.8k£1.0k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-01
    IZGORDU, Serhan Salih resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-01
    IZGORDU, Serhan Salih appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXPORTWISE LTD
  8. 2024-05-25
    BILGETEKIN, Andac appointed
    director
  9. 2024-05-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andac Bilgetekin
Individual · Turkish · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/05/2024

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
Incorporated2024-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

57 Church Square
Brandon
Durham
DH7 8EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-02-29
Last made up to: 2026-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BILGETEKIN, Andac
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-25
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Active
IZGORDU, Serhan Salih
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-11-01 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-25