FIVESEVENTWO DESIGN LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC460948 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-08
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-24.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,273
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 96% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-17.6k | £2.8k |
| Current assets | £7.8k | £17.3k |
| Cash | £5.6k | £7.4k |
| Debtors | £2.2k | £9.9k |
| Net assets | £-24.3k | £-12.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-03-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-03-02➕ROBERTS, Karen appointeddirector
- 2017-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FIVESEVENTWO DESIGN LTD.
- 2013-10-08➕ROBERTS, Martin appointeddirector
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 Martin Roberts Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/10/2016 |
Mrs Karen Roberts Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 Wellington Gardens
Cove
Aberdeen
AB12 3TQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTS, Karen→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROBERTS, Martin→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-10-08
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Recent filings (31 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-05