PROFOUND DRILLING LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £114.7k | £72.3k |
| Current assets | £147.8k | £76.9k |
| Net assets | £114.7k | £72.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs PROFOUND DRILLING LIMITED
- 2013-07-03➕SMITH, Alexander James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander James Smith Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Phillippa Jane Smithceased 01/08/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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