02713854 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02713854 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-12
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. 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 (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.
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Refinance opportunity
24 live charges · oldest 21.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 (73 events)Click to expand
- 2019-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-14📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2019-01-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2018-08-24➕LILLEY, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-08-24➖SHARPE, Spencer resigneddirector
- 2018-08-21📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2018-08-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2018-06-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-09-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-07-19➖LILLEY, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2017-07-19➕SHARPE, Spencer appointeddirector
- 2017-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2016-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2015-06-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2013-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-dateannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-08-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-04-02➖SIMKOVA, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2010-06-01➖LILLEY, Edith resignedsecretary
- 2010-06-01➕SIMKOVA, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2009-01-01➖LILLEY, Edith resigneddirector
- 2008-08-05🔒Charge registered #24Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-08-05🔒Charge registered #23Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-08-05🔒Charge registered #22Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2008-07-30🔒Charge registered #21Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-06-29🔒Charge registered #20Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-06-13🔒Charge registered #19Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2007-02-08🔒Charge registered #18Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-10-06🔒Charge registered #17Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2006-01-25🔒Charge registered #16Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-09-13➕LILLEY, Edith appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-13➖LILLEY, Teresa Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #15Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #14Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #13Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #12Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #11Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-08-30🔒Charge registered #10Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
2 high · 1 lowAccounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2018-03-31
Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2018-05-26
24 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Lilley Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 05:37 BRAND STUDIO LTD→ 16526049 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 FORCE RECRUITMENT LTD→ 15751887 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10TH MIND LTD→ 15365415 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1180 MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11650482 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 1204 DESIGN LTD→ 16163052 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 17 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 17049011 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 SPORTS MEDIA LIMITED→ 14022517 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 18-36 THE GLADE LIMITED→ 05505040 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 19 NINETEEN CONSULTANCY LTD→ 17094144 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 CONSULTING LTD→ 16340592 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1974 CONSULTANCY LTD→ 15873441 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1BD COACHING LIMITED→ 16632418 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Gable House
239 Regents Park Road
London
N3 3LF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2018-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2015-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2018-05-26OVERDUE
Last: 2017-05-12
Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)
LILLEY, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNETT, Craig→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 1992-07-13
LILLEY, Edith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-13 · resigned 2010-06-01
LILLEY, Edith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-07-13 · resigned 2004-07-12
LILLEY, Teresa Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-12 · resigned 2005-09-13
SIMKOVA, Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2012-04-02
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 1992-05-12
LILLEY, Albert Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · appointed 1994-04-29 · resigned 2002-12-26
LILLEY, Edith→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1994-03-10 · resigned 2009-01-01
LILLEY, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 2017-07-19
SHARPE, Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-07-19 · resigned 2018-08-24
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 1992-05-12
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Mortgages & charges
24
Total charges
24
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:24 of 24 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/08/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/08/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/08/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/07/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/02/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/10/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/01/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/07/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 07/02/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/01/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/01/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/01/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/07/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (126 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-14
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2019-01-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-01-14
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-08-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-06-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2017-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-09-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2016-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-11