GENEVA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC565474 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-09
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
£-8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,085
Cash draining
Cash down 77% YoY
Cash YoY
-77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£389
↓ 77% YoY
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£389
↓ 77% 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 | £-6.3k | £-4.9k |
| Current assets | £389 | £1.7k |
| Cash | £389 | £1.7k |
| Net assets | £-8.1k | £-10.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-01➕HADDOW, Julia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2020-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GENEVA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
- 2017-05-09➕HADDOW, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2017-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Haddow Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest | 09/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| HERMAN BLACKTHORN LTD→ SC804303 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| INTERNATIONAL BEVERAGE HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED→ SC222095 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ISLY CONSULTING LTD→ SC358455 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ISOCON ENERGY LTD→ SC444607 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| J M L WARDS LIMITED→ SC383871 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| J. WATSON SCOTT & CO LTD→ SC526668 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| JARL CONSULTING LTD→ SC420888 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| JGS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED→ SC432888 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| JK OPERATIONS LTD→ SC837383 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| JKM FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ SC884023 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
4d Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
ML3 6JT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HADDOW, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HADDOW, Julia Margaret→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11