THE MANCHESTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00026926 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1888-06-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
87 officers (1 active, 87 linked, 77 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
220 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 accounts
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 address
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 address
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (166 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-06➖MEMMOTT, Clive Allan James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28➕BLATCH, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-24➖HEGINBOTHAM, Peter resigneddirector
- 2013-05-01➖ROWE, Joanne resignedsecretary
- 2010-09-06➕MEMMOTT, Clive Allan James appointeddirector
- 2010-08-31➖ROBINSON, Angela Bridie resigneddirector
- 2008-04-01➕ROWE, Joanne appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-01➖SIMISTER, Briony resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-02➕SIMISTER, Briony appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-02➖WALKER, Sarah Louise resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-21➕WALKER, Sarah Louise appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-21➖WILLIAMS, David John resignedsecretary
- 2004-11-11➖ARNOLD, John Andre, Professor resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖BUCKLEY, John Spencer resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖CARTER, Christopher Frederick resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖DOHERTY, Bill resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖DONNELLY, Liam Joseph resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖EARLY, John Dalton resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖GERRARD, Alan Frederick, Doctor resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖GOODEY, Felicity Margaret Sue resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖MARTIN, Francis Arthur Peter resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖MCGUIRE, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖ROBSON, Sally Jane Lindsay resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖RUIA, Anil Kumar resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖SHERIDAN, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖SHONFIELD, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖SMITH, Brenda Lucy resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖TRIPPIER, David Austin, Sir resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖VILLALON, Gabriel Alberto resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖WAINWRIGHT, John Peter resigneddirector
- 2004-11-11➖YEUNG, Kui Man resigneddirector
- 2004-10-06➕SHERIDAN, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2004-08-03➖HEGINBOTHAM, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-03➕WILLIAMS, David John appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-24➕SHONFIELD, John Charles appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 166 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ALDER POINT CONSULTING FIRM LTD→ 17000969 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALDERNEY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD→ 09701761 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER & CO MANCHESTER LIMITED→ 07465424 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER JOSEPH LIMITED→ 07767675 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALFAJR COMMUNITY GROUP CIC→ 15753739 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALIA VISION LTD→ 15884098 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALICANTE TRANSFERS DIRECT LIMITED→ 11653882 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALICANTE TRANSFERS LIMITED→ 11650434 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALJANDEEL LTD→ 12798878 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALL ABOUT CHILDREN LIMITED→ 04002909 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| ALLIANCE FOR GENERAL TRADING LIMITED→ 16955512 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1888-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Courtyard Suite Broadhurst House
Tootal Buildings
Manchester
M1 6EU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23
Officers (1 active · 86 resigned)
BLATCH, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-11-28
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CLEMENT, Janie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-28 · resigned 1997-10-10
FISHER, Joan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-08-27 · resigned 1995-07-28
HEGINBOTHAM, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2004-08-03
HULSE, Julian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-09-11 · resigned 1993-08-27
ROWE, Joanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2013-05-01
ROWE, Joanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-10-10 · resigned 2003-11-07
SIMISTER, Briony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2008-04-01
SPERRYN, Simon George→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-09-11
WALKER, Sarah Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-21 · resigned 2007-03-02
WILLIAMS, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2006-02-21
ADAMSON, Trevor Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1994-05-30
ARDITTI, Samuel Jack Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 1993-06-25 · resigned 1994-12-16
ARNOLD, John Andre, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-05-21 · resigned 2004-11-11
BANNISTER, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 1998-05-29
BARNETT, Lawrence Barry→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1993-05-26 · resigned 2001-10-11
BOARDMAN, Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 1993-06-25
BOLTON, William Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1992-04-28
BUCKLEY, John Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-25 · resigned 2004-11-11
BUTTERY, Oscar John→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1992-09-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (220 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-17