CITICOURT & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02649752 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees4200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2025-07-24
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2025-07-24
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-07-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-07-23
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  7. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-26
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    WITHERS, Roger Dean resigned
    director
  16. 2021-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-02-25
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Christopher Robin Leslie resigned
    director
  21. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    KNAPP, Edward Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    KNAPP, Edward Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2018-05-04
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Christopher Robin Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2018-05-02
    ➕
    WITHERS, Roger Dean appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-19
    ➖
    BENNETT, Simon Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2015-09-08
    ➕
    BARTIN, Jodi Lynn appointed
    secretary
  27. 2015-09-08
    ➖
    BENNETT, Simon Charles resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-10-10
    ➖
    MONAGHAN, Karl Upton resigned
    director
  29. 2006-08-30
    ➕
    BARTIN, Jodi Lynn appointed
    director
  30. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    BENNETT, Simon Charles appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson resigned
    secretary
  32. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    BENNETT, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    DAVID, Peter Clive resigned
    director
  34. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    JEREMY, John Layton resigned
    director
  35. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    MEAD, Richard Barwick resigned
    director
  36. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson resigned
    director
  37. 2005-05-19
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Karl Upton appointed
    director
  38. 2005-05-19
    ➖
    SOOKE, Thomas Peter resigned
    director
  39. 1998-12-16
    ➕
    JEREMY, John Layton appointed
    director
  40. 1997-01-01
    ➕
    MEAD, Richard Barwick appointed
    director
  41. 1996-12-16
    ➕
    MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson appointed
    secretary
  42. 1996-12-16
    ➖
    LAWGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1996-12-16
    ➕
    MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson appointed
    director
  44. 1991-10-15
    ➕
    DAVID, Peter Clive appointed
    director
  45. 1991-10-15
    ➕
    SOOKE, Thomas Peter appointed
    director
  46. 1991-10-15
    ➖
    TURNER, Nicholas Spencer resigned
    nominee-director
  47. 1991-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CITICOURT & CO LIMITED
  48. 1991-09-27
    ➕
    LAWGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  49. 1991-09-27
    ➕
    TURNER, Nicholas Spencer appointed
    nominee-director

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

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jodi Lynn Bartin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

7 Fairland Close
Fleet
Hampshire
GU52 7LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

BARTIN, Jodi Lynn→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-08
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Active
BARTIN, Jodi Lynn→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENNETT, Simon Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2015-09-08
Resigned
MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
LAWGRAM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-27 · resigned 1996-12-16
Resigned
BENNETT, Simon Charles→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2016-02-19
Resigned
DAVID, Peter Clive→
director · ~80y · appointed 1991-10-15 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
JEREMY, John Layton→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
KNAPP, Edward Stephen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned
MEAD, Richard Barwick→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
MELVILLE, George Alexander Easson→
director · ~82y · appointed 1996-12-16 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
MONAGHAN, Karl Upton→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2006-10-10
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Christopher Robin Leslie→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-05-04 · resigned 2019-02-25
Resigned
SOOKE, Thomas Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-10-15 · resigned 2005-05-19
Resigned
TURNER, Nicholas Spencer→
nominee-director · ~65y · appointed 1991-09-27 · resigned 1991-10-15
Resigned
WITHERS, Roger Dean→
director · ~84y · appointed 2018-05-02 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-24
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30