LOOP1 UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02631536 · ltd · incorporated 1991-07-23
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 2024
Net worth
£2.89M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 33.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,892,892
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£480k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Net Worth
£2.9m
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£5.6m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.1m£2.2m£3.4m£4.5m£5.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.96M£2.86M
Current assets£5.61M£5.08M
Cash£479.9k£462.2k
Debtors£5.13M£4.62M
Net assets£2.89M£2.74M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-04-03
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  4. 2024-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-31
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    BETTANIN, Anthony resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-31
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    BETTANIN, Anthony appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-04-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  13. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-06-03
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2020-06-01
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    BAILEY, Denise Marion appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-08-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-08-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-08-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-08-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2019-08-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-08-19
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  24. 2019-07-31
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    FITZPATRICK, William appointed
    director
  25. 2019-07-31
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    WOOLFORD, John Gilman resigned
    secretary
  26. 2019-07-31
    ➖
    ROBINS, Stuart Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2019-07-31
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    WOOLFORD, John Gilman resigned
    director
  28. 2019-07-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Nu Holdings LTD
  29. 2019-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  30. 2019-04-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2004-04-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  32. 2004-03-31
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    CUTHBERTSON, David George resigned
    director
  33. 2003-09-04
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    CUTHBERTSON, Helen Jean resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-09-04
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    WOOLFORD, John Gilman appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-09-04
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    ELSDEN, John Kirk Saunderson resigned
    director
  36. 2003-09-04
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    FAVRE, David resigned
    director
  37. 2003-09-04
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    ROBINS, Stuart Alan appointed
    director
  38. 2003-09-04
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    WOOLFORD, John Gilman appointed
    director
  39. 2002-01-08
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    PARTRIDGE, Stephen James resigned
    director
  40. 2000-10-01
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    PARTRIDGE, Stephen James appointed
    director
  41. 2000-09-22
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    ELSDEN, John Kirk Saunderson appointed
    director
  42. 2000-09-22
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    FAVRE, David appointed
    director
  43. 2000-02-14
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    CUTHBERTSON, Andrew Matthew resigned
    director
  44. 2000-01-04
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    NOTTLE, Michael William resigned
    director
  45. 1997-05-22
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    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 1996-11-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  47. 1996-06-20
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    NOTTLE, Michael William appointed
    director
  48. 1994-03-23
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    CUTHBERTSON, Andrew Matthew appointed
    director
  49. 1993-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 1992-07-31
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    CARUS, Nicholas Mark resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Fitzpatrick
Individual · American · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/07/2019
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stuart Alan Robinsceased 31/07/2019· significant influence
  • Mr John Gilman Woolfrodceased 31/07/2019· significant influence
  • Nu Holdings Ltdceased 31/07/2019· 75-100% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

201 Cirencester Business Park Love Lane
Cirencester
GL7 1XD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

BAILEY, Denise Marion→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FITZPATRICK, William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARUS, Nicholas Mark→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 1992-07-31
Resigned
CUTHBERTSON, Helen Jean→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-31 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
WOOLFORD, John Gilman→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 1991-07-23
Resigned
BETTANIN, Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-03-31 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
CARUS, Nicholas Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 1992-07-31
Resigned
CUTHBERTSON, Andrew Matthew→
director · ~64y · appointed 1994-03-23 · resigned 2000-02-14
Resigned
CUTHBERTSON, David George→
director · ~67y · appointed 1991-07-23 · resigned 2004-03-31
Resigned
ELSDEN, John Kirk Saunderson→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
FAVRE, David→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-09-22 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
NOTTLE, Michael William→
director · ~76y · appointed 1996-06-20 · resigned 2000-01-04
Resigned
PARTRIDGE, Stephen James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2002-01-08
Resigned
ROBINS, Stuart Alan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
WOOLFORD, John Gilman→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-09-04 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—26/04/2021—
outstanding
Nu Holdings
Nu Holdings LTD
A registered charge—31/07/2019—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property02/04/200405/04/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property26/11/199605/04/2019
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/02/199322/05/1997
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Recent filings (130 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-24