AUSPICIOUS HOLDINGS LTD

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15863149 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£364.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
14 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.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
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 £364,194

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
Net Worth
£364k
Current Assets
£249k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£364.2k
Current assets£249.5k
Cash£79.0k
Debtors£170.5k
Net assets£364.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-09-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-08-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-08-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2024-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AUSPICIOUS HOLDINGS LTD
  13. 2024-07-29
    COOK, Barnaby George appointed
    director
  14. 2024-07-29
    KILLICK, Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2024-07-29
    PENDERED, Rachel appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

70/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rachel Pendered
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Killickceased 10/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Barnaby George Cookceased 10/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Building 1000 Cambridge Research Park
Waterbeach
CB25 9PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

COOK, Barnaby George
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
KILLICK, Mark
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-07-29
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Active
PENDERED, Rachel
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-29