ELITE IMPORTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01990966 · ltd · incorporated 1986-02-19
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£374.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -63% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £374,028
Net assets shrinking
Down £666,948 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 63% YoY
Cash YoY
-63%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£427k
↓ 63% YoY
Net Worth
£374k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£429k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£604k£1.2m£1.8m£2.4m£3.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£374.0k£1.04M
Current assets£428.7k£3.02M
Cash£426.5k£1.14M
Debtors£2.2k£1.69M
Net assets£374.0k£1.04M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
    ➖
    DERBY, Alan James resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-11
    ➕
    SORENSEN, Catherine appointed
    director
  7. 2024-01-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-08-30
    ➕
    DERBY, Alan James appointed
    director
  17. 2001-08-30
    ➖
    KILEY, Stanley resigned
    director
  18. 2001-07-01
    ➕
    GODSTONE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2001-06-18
    ➖
    BLAKE, Paulette resigned
    secretary
  20. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    BLAKE, Paulette appointed
    secretary
  21. 1997-05-01
    ➖
    DUFFY, Eileen resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-05-01
    ➖
    DUFFY, John Patrick resigned
    director
  23. 1997-05-01
    ➕
    KILEY, Stanley appointed
    director
  24. 1986-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELITE IMPORTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

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
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

1 Lubeck Drive
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 4LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GODSTONE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-07-01
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Active
SORENSEN, Catherine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, Paulette→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2001-06-18
Resigned
DUFFY, Eileen→
secretary · resigned 1997-05-01
Resigned
DERBY, Alan James→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
DUFFY, John Patrick→
director · ~82y · resigned 1997-05-01
Resigned
KILEY, Stanley→
director · ~91y · appointed 1997-05-01 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-21