2LM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07891883 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-23
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£263.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £263,292
Net assets shrinking
Down £64,362 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£263k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£66k£131k£197k£262k£328kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£273.7k£351.4k
Current assets£44.8k£54.0k
Cash£16.0k£25.2k
Debtors£28.8k£28.8k
Net assets£263.3k£327.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-09-17
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  3. 2023-12-11
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  4. 2023-12-11
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    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-29
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  6. 2022-09-27
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  7. 2021-09-23
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  8. 2020-05-13
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  9. 2019-07-17
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  10. 2018-06-18
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  11. 2017-05-04
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  12. 2016-06-22
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  13. 2016-01-16
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  14. 2016-01-16
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-01-01
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    FERGUSON, Joseph Lamont appointed
    director
  16. 2016-01-01
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    FERGUSON, Robert Lamont appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-30
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    FERGUSON, Alison Karen resigned
    director
  18. 2011-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 2LM LIMITED
  19. 2011-12-23
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    FERGUSON, Alison Karen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-12-23
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Stuart Lamont appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-23
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    FERGUSON, Alison Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

14 14 Oldencraig Mews
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

FERGUSON, Alison Karen→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-23
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Active
FERGUSON, Joseph Lamont→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
FERGUSON, Robert Lamont→
director · ~38y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
FERGUSON, Stuart Lamont→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-12-23
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Active
FERGUSON, Alison Karen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-12-23 · resigned 2015-12-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19