02969355 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02969355 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-19
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 Sept 2020
Net worth
£17.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,885
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,036 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kSept 2019Sept 2020

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2020-09-302019-09-30
Total assets£17.9k£31.9k
Current assets£35.6k£57.9k
Cash£34.5k£55.3k
Debtors£1.2k£2.6k
Net assets£17.9k£31.9k

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.

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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 (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-08-27
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC
  2. 2024-08-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-08-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-08-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-08-08
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  7. 2024-08-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-11-21
    REDHEAD, Claire appointed
    director
  9. 2023-11-21
    KELLY, James Patrick resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-01
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  11. 2022-08-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  12. 2022-08-08
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  13. 2021-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-12
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2015-06-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-11-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  22. 2004-02-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2002-10-29
    SMITH, Laura appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-28
    SMITH, Christine resigned
    secretary
  25. 1994-09-20
    SMITH, Christine appointed
    secretary
  26. 1994-09-20
    SEMKEN LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-09-20
    KELLY, James Patrick appointed
    director
  28. 1994-09-20
    LUFMER LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1994-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 02969355 LIMITED
  30. 1994-09-19
    SEMKEN LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1994-09-19
    LUFMER LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-06-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-10-03

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-08: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Claire Redhead
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Patrick Kellyceased 08/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · 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
Incorporated1994-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

28 Neville Close
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 3HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2022-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2020-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-10-03OVERDUE
Last: 2021-09-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Laura
secretary · appointed 2002-10-29
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Active
REDHEAD, Claire
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-11-21
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Active
SMITH, Christine
secretary · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 2002-10-28
Resigned
SEMKEN LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-19 · resigned 1994-09-20
Resigned
KELLY, James Patrick
director · ~74y · appointed 1994-09-20 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned
LUFMER LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-19 · resigned 1994-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/02/2004
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Recent filings (74 total)

court-order
miscellaneous · OC
2024-08-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-08
restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2024-08-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-08
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-11-01
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-08-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30