E.H. WORLEE & CO. (U.K.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02397575 · ltd · incorporated 1989-06-22

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10390

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

20301SIC 20301

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-05-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
➕
MAIER, Heike appointed
director
2024-05-30
➖
ELIAS, Patrick resigned
director
2024-05-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
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STANFORD, John Edwin resigned
director
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
➕
HINTERLAND, Nico appointed
secretary
2023-05-18
➖
ELIAS, Patrick resigned
secretary
2023-05-18
➕
ELIAS, Patrick appointed
director
2023-05-18
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-06
➕
ELIAS, Patrick appointed
secretary
2023-03-06
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-06
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-01
➖
REIFKE, Sebastian resigned
secretary
2022-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2014-04-01
➕
REIFKE, Sebastian appointed
secretary
2014-04-01
➖
VON HACHT, Ulrich resigned
secretary
2006-01-11
➖
BUCKLEY, Glynn resigned
secretary
2005-12-22
➕
BUCKLEY, Glynn appointed
secretary
2003-04-30
➖
DE JONG, Marinus Wouter resigned
secretary
2003-01-01
➕
VON HACHT, Ulrich appointed
secretary
1995-12-31
➖
BLIJDENSTEIN, Ben resigned
secretary
1995-12-31
➕
DE JONG, Marinus Wouter appointed
secretary
1995-12-31
➖
BOS-BLIJDENSTEIN, Anoushka Christine resigned
director
1995-12-31
➕
STANFORD, John Edwin appointed
director
1989-06-22
🏢
Company incorporated
As E.H. WORLEE & CO. (U.K.) 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.)

Group structure

E H Worlee & Co Bv is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️

E H Worlee & Co Bv

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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E.H. WORLEE & CO. (U.K.) LIMITED

This company · 02397575

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
E H Worlee & Co Bv Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/07/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Stanfordceased 06/07/2023· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-06-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

29 King Street

Newcastle Under Lyme

Staffordshire

ST5 1JE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-14

Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HINTERLAND, Nico→

secretary · appointed 2023-05-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAIER, Heike→

director · ~54y · appointed 2024-05-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLIJDENSTEIN, Ben→

secretary · resigned 1995-12-31

Resigned

BUCKLEY, Glynn→

secretary · appointed 2005-12-22 · resigned 2006-01-11

Resigned

DE JONG, Marinus Wouter→

secretary · appointed 1995-12-31 · resigned 2003-04-30

Resigned

ELIAS, Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2023-03-06 · resigned 2023-05-18

Resigned

REIFKE, Sebastian→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2023-03-01

Resigned

VON HACHT, Ulrich→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

BOS-BLIJDENSTEIN, Anoushka Christine→

director · ~65y · resigned 1995-12-31

Resigned

ELIAS, Patrick→

director · ~41y · appointed 2023-05-18 · resigned 2024-05-30

Resigned

STANFORD, John Edwin→

director · ~70y · appointed 1995-12-31 · resigned 2023-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-11

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-05-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-07-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-12

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2023-07-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-06