2 CONTAIN LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
15779379 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,881

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£81.4k
Current assets£14.2k
Cash£8.8k
Debtors£5.4k
Net assets£4.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-08-27
    DOLMAN, Edward James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 CONTAIN LIMITED
  6. 2024-06-14
    DOLMAN, Janet Patricia appointed
    director
  7. 2024-06-14
    DOLMAN, Peter John appointed
    director
  8. 2024-06-14
    DOLMAN, Simon Peter appointed
    director
  9. 2024-06-14
    DOLMAN, Edward James appointed
    director
  10. 2024-06-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 Edward James Dolman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1994 · age 32
board controlboard control14/06/2024
Mrs Janet Patricia Dolman
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
board controlboard control14/06/2024
Mr Peter John Dolman
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
board controlboard control14/06/2024
Mr Simon Peter Dolman
Individual · British · DOB 09/1990 · age 36
board controlboard control14/06/2024

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
Incorporated2024-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

310 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
NN1 4EP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DOLMAN, Janet Patricia
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
DOLMAN, Peter John
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
DOLMAN, Simon Peter
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-06-14
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Active
DOLMAN, Edward James
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-06-14 · resigned 2025-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-14