FINDRACK VENTURE CAPITAL LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £275.0k | £275.0k |
| Cash | £29 | — |
| Debtors | £275.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄legacyrestoration · AC93
- 2019-06-11📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-03-26📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-03-15📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs FINDRACK VENTURE CAPITAL LTD
- 2018-01-31➕SALVESEN, Harold Douglas Ewen appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harold Douglas Ewen Salvesen Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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