00197561 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00197561 · ltd · incorporated 1924-04-29
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.
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (30/100)

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

Company profile
no address, no SIC, incorporation date
55
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2019-12-23
    ⚠️
    order-of-court-restoration-previously-members-voluntary-liquidation
    insolvency · REST-MVL
  3. 2019-12-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  5. 1924-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00197561 LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 102 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 102 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2019-12-23: order-of-court-restoration-previously-members-voluntary-liquidation

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1924-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

67-69 Marroway Street
Birmingham 16

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-17
order-of-court-restoration-previously-members-voluntary-liquidation
insolvency · REST-MVL
2019-12-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-12-23
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01