FENTON CONSULTING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC607555 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees100-100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-06
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  4. 2024-09-06
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  5. 2024-09-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-09-05
    ➕
    TRURO COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2024-09-05
    ➖
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar resigned
    secretary
  8. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-09-06
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  12. 2022-09-06
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  13. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-09-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2019-01-14
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  21. 2019-01-11
    ➕
    FENTON, Alexander Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-11
    ➕
    FENTON, Judith Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-11
    ➕
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar appointed
    secretary
  24. 2019-01-11
    ➖
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar resigned
    director
  25. 2018-09-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FENTON CONSULTING LTD
  26. 2018-09-07
    ➕
    TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FENTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Edward Fenton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2019
Mrs Judith Margaret Fenton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Martin Edward Treloar Tregonningceased 31/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Finisterre
Scousburgh
Shetland
Shetland Islands
ZE2 9JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

TRURO COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENTON, Alexander Edward→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FENTON, Judith Margaret→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-11 · resigned 2024-09-05
Resigned
TREGONNING, Martin Edward Treloar→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-09-07 · resigned 2019-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-09-06
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-09-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-07
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-09-06
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23