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💤Zombieactive
00737993 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-10-17
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
100 officers (2 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
348 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (186 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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  2. 2024-09-18
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  3. 2023-09-11
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  4. 2022-08-22
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  5. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2018-10-19
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  9. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-14
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    MCLEAN, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  11. 2016-12-14
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    HAMILL, Valerie resigned
    secretary
  12. 2016-12-14
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-12-14
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2016-09-08
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  15. 2016-01-15
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  16. 2016-01-15
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-09-30
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  18. 2014-11-12
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    FRANCKE, Ann Porter appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-12
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    UPPAL, Narinder resigned
    director
  20. 2012-11-30
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    HILDITCH-ROBERTS, Huw resigned
    director
  21. 2012-11-30
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    UPPAL, Narinder appointed
    director
  22. 2011-08-24
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    SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth resigned
    director
  23. 2010-05-12
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    HILDITCH-ROBERTS, Huw appointed
    director
  24. 2010-04-30
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    PURSER, Lynda resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-01
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    SPELLMAN, Irene Ruth appointed
    director
  26. 2008-05-31
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    CHAPMAN, Mary Madeline resigned
    director
  27. 2006-03-01
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    MARKHAM, Calvert Peter Saundry resigned
    director
  28. 2006-03-01
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    PURSER, Lynda appointed
    director
  29. 2005-04-01
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    HAMILL, Valerie appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-04-01
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    HAYHURST, Christine Ann resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-01-01
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    CHAPMAN, Mary Madeline appointed
    director
  32. 2004-12-31
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    BARNATO, Michael, Mr. resigned
    director
  33. 2004-12-31
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    CHAPMAN, Margaret Ann resigned
    director
  34. 2004-12-31
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    FAIRLIE, John Cairns resigned
    director
  35. 2004-12-31
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    HERMAN, Jeffrey Michael resigned
    director
  36. 2004-12-31
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    HODDINOTT, Johnathan Ashley resigned
    director
  37. 2004-12-31
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    HOLMES, Andrew Julian resigned
    director
  38. 2004-12-31
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    HYDE, Peter John resigned
    director
  39. 2004-12-31
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    MAINHOOD, David Charles resigned
    director
  40. 2004-12-31
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    SMETHURST, Janice resigned
    director
  41. 2004-11-22
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    HAYHURST, Christine Ann appointed
    secretary
  42. 2004-10-22
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    OSBORNE, Peter James resigned
    director
  43. 2004-09-30
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    GIBSON, Teresa resigned
    secretary
  44. 2004-01-01
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    BARNATO, Michael, Mr. appointed
    director
  45. 2004-01-01
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    HODDINOTT, Johnathan Ashley appointed
    director
  46. 2004-01-01
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    HYDE, Peter John appointed
    director
  47. 2004-01-01
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    MAINHOOD, David Charles appointed
    director
  48. 2004-01-01
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    OSBORNE, Peter James appointed
    director
  49. 2003-12-31
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    BECKLEY, Alan resigned
    director
  50. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    BINNS, Albert resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 186 events

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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 64 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1962-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

77 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (2 active · 104 resigned)

MCLEAN, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRANCKE, Ann Porter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-11-12
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Active
BARRATT, Ian David→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-04 · resigned 2003-12-03
Resigned
GERBER, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-29 · resigned 2000-01-03
Resigned
GIBSON, Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-03 · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
HAMILL, Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2016-12-14
Resigned
HAYHURST, Christine Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-22 · resigned 2005-04-01
Resigned
HOOK, Katrina Louise→
secretary · resigned 1999-10-29
Resigned
ALBON, Philip Colin→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-06-21 · resigned 1999-12-31
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Ben→
director · ~80y · resigned 1992-04-06
Resigned
ALLATT, James Peter→
director · ~92y · appointed 1994-06-14 · resigned 1997-06-10
Resigned
ASHFORD, Helen Margaret→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 1996-06-18
Resigned
AZIZ, Suhail Ibne→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
BAHRA, Jaswant→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
BAREAU, Peter John→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-10-27 · resigned 2002-10-27
Resigned
BARNATO, Michael, Mr.→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-01-01 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
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BEARD, Richard→
director · ~94y · resigned 1995-06-13
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BECKLEY, Alan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2003-12-31
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BICKERSTAFF, Penelope→
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Recent filings (348 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2026-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-01-14
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
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2019-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-14