02077870 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02077870 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5020
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (44/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-07-31
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2020-07-31
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2006-01-30
    BATES, Brian William resigned
    secretary
  4. 2006-01-30
    BATES, Brian William resigned
    secretary
  5. 2006-01-30
    BATES, Brian William resigned
    director
  6. 2006-01-30
    KUMAR, Davinder resigned
    director
  7. 2006-01-19
    HANSEN, Iain Flemming appointed
    director
  8. 2005-07-20
    BATES, Brian William appointed
    secretary
  9. 2005-07-20
    SHORTLEY, Robert Edward resigned
    secretary
  10. 2005-07-20
    KUMAR, Davinder appointed
    director
  11. 2005-05-18
    SHORTLEY, Robert Edward appointed
    secretary
  12. 2005-03-01
    SADDINGTON, David resigned
    director
  13. 2004-05-17
    BATES, Susan Ann resigned
    director
  14. 1995-01-01
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    selection-of-mortgage-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95M
  15. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  16. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  17. 1986-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 02077870 LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
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: 2006-12-28

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5020 — SIC 5020

Registered office

Lee House, 6a Highfield Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 3ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2006-12-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2005-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HANSEN, Iain Flemming
director · ~44y · appointed 2006-01-19
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Active
BATES, Brian William
secretary · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
BATES, Brian William
secretary · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
SHORTLEY, Robert Edward
secretary · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2005-07-20
Resigned
BATES, Brian William
director · ~78y · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
BATES, Susan Ann
director · ~72y · resigned 2004-05-17
Resigned
KUMAR, Davinder
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2006-01-30
Resigned
SADDINGTON, David
director · ~80y · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (5 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2020-07-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-07-31
selection-of-mortgage-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95M
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01