51N SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08054994 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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, 2 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 51N SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2012-05-02➕SRINIVASAN, Padma appointeddirector
- 2012-05-02➕VENKATAKRISHNAN, Srinivasan, Mr. 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Padma Srinivasan Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Registered office
Lamorna 1 Rafdene Copse
Hook Heath Avenue
Woking
GU22 0HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SRINIVASAN, Padma→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VENKATAKRISHNAN, Srinivasan, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-05-02
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-16