0800 SOLD OUT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02774274 · ltd · incorporated 1992-12-16
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
£-9.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,396
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 1495% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.4k | £-589 |
| Current assets | £14.5k | £50.2k |
| Cash | £2.6k | £41.4k |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £-9.4k | £-589 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1992-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs 0800 SOLD OUT LIMITED
- 1992-12-16➕SHELL, Carol Ann appointedsecretary
- 1992-12-16➕SULLIVAN, Raymond John appointeddirector
- 1992-12-16➕CONWAY, Robert appointednominee-secretary
- 1992-12-16➖CONWAY, Robert resignednominee-secretary
- 1992-12-16➕COWAN, Graham Michael appointednominee-director
- 1992-12-16➖COWAN, Graham Michael resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Carol Ann Shell Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/12/2023 |
Mr Raymond John Sullivan Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
C/O Cooper Hathaway Ltd Maple House
High Street
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 5BS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
SULLIVAN, Raymond John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1992-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONWAY, Robert→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1992-12-16 · resigned 1992-12-16
COWAN, Graham Michael→
Resignednominee-director · ~83y · appointed 1992-12-16 · resigned 1992-12-16
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Recent filings (86 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-22