INSIDE THE BOX CONSULTING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC521775 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-03
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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.

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£19k£37k£56k£75k£94kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£54.7k
Current assets£93.5k
Cash£41.7k
Debtors£51.8k
Net assets£54.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-15
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2016-04-06
    SWEENEY, Nicola Joy appointed
    director
  12. 2016-04-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2015-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As INSIDE THE BOX CONSULTING LTD
  14. 2015-12-03
    SWEENEY, David Austin Gavin appointed
    director
  15. 2015-12-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Joy Sweeney
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

10 Brendon Avenue
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 9GT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SWEENEY, David Austin Gavin
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-12-03
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Active
SWEENEY, Nicola Joy
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-06
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-11