RED25 CONSULTANCY LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC434889 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£906

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £906

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,582 YoY

Cash YoY

-34%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 34% YoY

Net Worth

£906

↓ 80% YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£906	£4.5k
Cash	£4.6k	£7.0k
Net assets	£906	£4.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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address · AD01
2025-07-30
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accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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2022-05-24
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accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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2020-03-19
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accounts · AA
2019-07-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-18
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accounts · AA
2017-05-22
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accounts · AA
2016-07-28
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2015-11-20
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2015-07-22
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2014-10-24
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2014-07-04
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2012-10-16
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Company incorporated
As RED25 CONSULTANCY LTD
2012-10-16
➕
HUGHES, Elvira appointed
secretary
2012-10-16
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HUGHES, Elvira appointed
director
2012-10-16
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HUGHES, Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 65. 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Hughes Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated2012-10-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Anchor One Studio 16, 1st Floor

7 Thread Street

Paisley

PA1 1JR

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-30

Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUGHES, Elvira→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-16

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HUGHES, Elvira→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-16

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HUGHES, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 2012-10-16

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Recent filings (27 total)

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address · AD01

2026-01-16

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-10