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💤Zombieactive
01867571 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-11-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
48 officers (1 active, 48 linked, 42 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
183 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-01
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    GOODWIN, Richard resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-13
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-06-01
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    MANNING, Peter resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-06-01
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    MANNING, Peter resigned
    director
  8. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-10-08
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    KING, Roger resigned
    director
  16. 2019-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-08-01
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    TIDSWELL, Frances Rachel resigned
    director
  18. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-20
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-04-20
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-04-04
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    GOODWIN, Richard appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-21
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    KING, Roger appointed
    director
  23. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-01-05
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    SIDDALL, Leslie Eugene Cyril resigned
    director
  25. 2016-01-01
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    TIDSWELL, Frances Rachel appointed
    director
  26. 2014-05-31
    ➖
    SIDDALL, Leslie Eugene Cyril resigned
    director
  27. 2014-03-04
    ➖
    BOWE, Kevin Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2014-02-08
    ➖
    GOODE, Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2014-01-20
    ➖
    DEAR, Paul John resigned
    director
  30. 2013-05-29
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    GREAVES, Christopher, Dr resigned
    director
  31. 2013-04-02
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    BOWE, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  32. 2013-03-13
    ➕
    SIDDALL, Leslie Eugene Cyril appointed
    director
  33. 2013-03-06
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    SIDDALL, Leslie Eugene Cyril appointed
    director
  34. 2012-10-16
    ➖
    DOWNS, Wilma resigned
    director
  35. 2012-09-26
    ➖
    RAE, Sarah resigned
    director
  36. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    GREAVES, Christopher, Dr appointed
    director
  37. 2012-05-23
    ➖
    SIDDALL, Leslie Eugene Cyril resigned
    director
  38. 2011-12-21
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    MANNING, Peter appointed
    secretary
  39. 2011-11-25
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Jae resigned
    secretary
  40. 2010-09-15
    ➕
    MANNING, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    BUTLER, Margaret Anne resigned
    director
  42. 2009-05-27
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    SLADIC, Alan appointed
    director
  43. 2009-05-27
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    GOODE, Michael appointed
    director
  44. 2008-03-10
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    MOBBS, Pauline resigned
    director
  45. 2006-03-20
    ➖
    BAST, Fern resigned
    director
  46. 2006-03-20
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    DEAR, Paul John appointed
    director
  47. 2006-03-20
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    JOHNSON, James Anthony resigned
    director
  48. 2006-03-20
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    MOBBS, Pauline appointed
    director
  49. 2006-03-20
    ➕
    RAE, Sarah appointed
    director
  50. 2004-05-01
    ➖
    WOOD, Stephen Richard resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Sladic
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest11/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1984-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Salem Community Centre
Central Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 6HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 47 resigned)

SLADIC, Alan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEALES, Lucette→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-21 · resigned 1993-08-12
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Jae→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-19 · resigned 2011-11-25
Resigned
MANNING, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-21 · resigned 2025-06-01
Resigned
MRVOS, Stevan, Rev→
secretary · appointed 1993-11-15 · resigned 1995-10-20
Resigned
OKEEFE, Ian→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-21
Resigned
ANSTEE, Liz→
director · ~76y · resigned 1991-06-18
Resigned
BADRICK, Vera→
director · ~106y · resigned 1991-06-18
Resigned
BASCOMBE, Fred→
director · ~73y · resigned 1991-07-01
Resigned
BAST, Fern→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-08-16 · resigned 2006-03-20
Resigned
BEALES, Lucette→
director · ~101y · resigned 1993-08-12
Resigned
BLAGG, Christopher Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-06-21 · resigned 1996-11-15
Resigned
BOWE, Kevin Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2014-03-04
Resigned
BRAGG, Christopher→
director · ~79y · resigned 1991-01-31
Resigned
BRYANT, Gordon→
director · ~99y · appointed 1993-06-21 · resigned 1997-04-01
Resigned
BUTLER, Margaret Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-03-22 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
BUTLER, Margaret Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-01-22 · resigned 1998-06-29
Resigned
COOPER, Peter→
director · resigned 1993-12-23
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Jocelyn Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-11-15 · resigned 1997-04-01
Resigned
DEAR, Paul John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2014-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (183 total)

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2026-02-06
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2025-08-07
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officers · TM01
2025-06-13
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officers · TM02
2025-06-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
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2024-11-05
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2024-02-13
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2023-10-23
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2023-02-13
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2022-12-02
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2022-02-15
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2021-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
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