1010 OWENS CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC423007 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-29.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,084

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£29k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£44k-£33k-£22k-£11k£675£12kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-29.1k£-44.2k
Current assets£10.4k£11.9k
Cash£1.1k
Debtors£10.4k£10.8k
Net assets£-29.1k£-44.2k

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

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2 signals 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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1010 OWENS CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2012-04-30
    OWENS, John appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-30
    OWENS, Marie Geraldine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OWENS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marie Geraldine Owens
Individual · British · DOB 10/1957 · age 69
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control03/01/2026
Mr John Owens
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/04/2017

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
Incorporated2012-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Pavilion 1 Finnieston Business Park
Minerva Way
Glasgow
G3 8AU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

OWENS, John
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
OWENS, Marie Geraldine
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-04-30
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01