137 VENTURES LTD
🌱Startupactive
15909002 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-21
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£44.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
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 £44,896
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
Net Worth
£45k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.1k |
| Current assets | £74.9k |
| Cash | £27.4k |
| Debtors | £47.4k |
| Net assets | £44.9k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-25➕ALEXANDER, Emily Christine Maeyama appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 137 VENTURES LTD
- 2024-08-21➕ALEXANDER, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2024-08-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Alexander Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/08/2024 |
Mrs Emily Christine Maeyama Alexander Individual · American · DOB 09/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 26/08/2025 |
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
Incorporated2024-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Unit 4d, Lansbury Buiness Estate 102 Lower Guildford Road
Knaphill
Woking
Surrey
GU21 2EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Emily Christine Maeyama→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (7 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-21