00093607 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00093607 · ltd · incorporated 1907-06-04
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 3612
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 3614SIC 3614
  • 4525SIC 4525
  • 4542SIC 4542
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 22/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 40.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 40.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-02-01
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2016-02-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2013-05-07
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2013-05-07
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2013-01-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2002-10-10
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  7. 1999-04-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  8. 1998-12-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  9. 1998-11-18
    📄
    legacy
    dissolution · 652a
  10. 1998-11-06
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  11. 1998-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 1998-08-05
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  13. 1998-02-06
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288b
  14. 1998-01-01
    BARLOW, William resigned
    director
  15. 1997-10-14
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  16. 1997-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 1996-10-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  18. 1996-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 1995-10-18
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  20. 1995-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  22. 1994-11-11
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  23. 1994-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 1994-07-22
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  25. 1994-07-14
    WISEMAN, Peter John resigned
    director
  26. 1993-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 1993-10-11
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363s
  28. 1993-06-28
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288
  29. 1993-06-21
    APPLEYARD, Brian resigned
    director
  30. 1992-08-25
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: George Barlow & Sons Limited
  31. 1992-08-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Cheltenham Shopfitting Company Limited
  32. 1992-01-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  33. 1991-12-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #5
    Lender: George Barlow & Sons Limited
  34. 1991-11-18
    APPLEYARD, Brian appointed
    director
  35. 1987-06-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1985-09-12
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
  37. 1985-09-11
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Irene Agnus Nicholson
  38. 1985-09-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: W.D.M. Nicholson
  39. 1907-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00093607 LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 119 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2001-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-10-31

6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1907-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC3612 — SIC 3612

Registered office

136 London Road
Sheffield
S2 4NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2001-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-10-31OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARTWRIGHT, John Robert
secretary
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Active
LEAH, David John
director · ~78y
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Active
APPLEYARD, Brian
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 1993-06-21
Resigned
BARLOW, William
director · ~97y · resigned 1998-01-01
Resigned
WISEMAN, Peter John
director · ~80y · resigned 1994-07-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
6
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
George Barlow & Sons
George Barlow & Sons Limited
Debenture1 property25/08/1992
outstanding
Cheltenham Shopfitting Company
Cheltenham Shopfitting Company Limited
Debenture1 property25/08/1992
outstanding
George Barlow & Sons
George Barlow & Sons Limited
Debenture1 property04/12/1991
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property03/06/198713/01/1992
outstanding
Williams & Glyn's Bank
Williams & Glyn's Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/09/1985
outstanding
Irene Agnus Nicholson
Legal charge1 property11/09/1985
outstanding
W.D.M. Nicholson
Legal charge1 property11/09/1985
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Recent filings (64 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2016-02-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-02-01
gazette-dissolved-compulsary
gazette · GAZ2
2013-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2013-01-22
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2002-10-10
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
1999-04-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
1998-12-29
legacy
dissolution · 652a
1998-11-18
legacy
annual-return · 363s
1998-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1998-10-20
legacy
address · 287
1998-08-05
legacy
officers · 288b
1998-02-06
legacy
annual-return · 363s
1997-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
1997-10-02
legacy
annual-return · 363s
1996-10-22