EVERY NOMINEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03208676 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-06
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 Apr 2025
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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
23 officers (2 active, 23 linked, 21 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
110 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-15
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    CUTHBERT, Charles Kennedy resigned
    director
  8. 2022-02-15
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    MARTIN, Stephen Paul resigned
    director
  9. 2022-02-15
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    WOOD, David Leslie resigned
    director
  10. 2022-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-02-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-02-03
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    STAMP, Katherine Jane Ceinwen resigned
    director
  17. 2019-09-30
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    BOWEN, Giles Christopher resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-04-01
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    DIXON, Clive St John resigned
    director
  23. 2014-04-01
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    HAWKINS, John Trenchard resigned
    director
  24. 2014-04-01
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    IZZETT, Mark David Nicholas resigned
    director
  25. 2014-04-01
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    STOKES, Richard William resigned
    director
  26. 2014-04-01
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    STRADLING, Kimberly Joan resigned
    director
  27. 2011-03-31
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    SCOTT, Robert Arthur resigned
    director
  28. 2009-01-02
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    CHESTERTON, John Colin resigned
    director
  29. 2009-01-01
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    DAVIES, Karen Julia resigned
    director
  30. 2008-10-22
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    PEARSON, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  31. 2008-01-31
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    SMITH, David Henry resigned
    director
  32. 2007-10-20
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    HEADEACH, Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2007-07-16
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    GRIFFIN, James appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-07-16
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    HOWE, Richard Michael Painter resigned
    secretary
  35. 2007-07-16
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    HOWE, Richard Michael Painter resigned
    director
  36. 2004-06-22
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    BOWEN, Giles Christopher appointed
    director
  37. 2004-06-22
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    CHESTERTON, John Colin appointed
    director
  38. 2003-05-01
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    MILES, Peter Brandon resigned
    director
  39. 2003-03-06
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    DAVIES, Karen Julia appointed
    director
  40. 2002-03-26
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    PEARSON, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  41. 2001-01-18
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    GRIFFIN, James, Mr. appointed
    director
  42. 2001-01-18
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    DIXON, Clive St John appointed
    director
  43. 2001-01-18
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    HAWKINS, John Trenchard appointed
    director
  44. 2001-01-18
    ➕
    IZZETT, Mark David Nicholas appointed
    director
  45. 2001-01-18
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    STRADLING, Kimberly Joan appointed
    director
  46. 1998-11-01
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    MARTIN, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  47. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    STOKES, Richard William appointed
    director
  48. 1998-04-30
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    STEELE-PERKINS, David Peter resigned
    director
  49. 1997-08-31
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    STEVENS, Andrew Edward Reuben Maxwell resigned
    director
  50. 1996-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As EVERY NOMINEES LIMITED
Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
Mr. James Griffin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

The Laurels
46 New Street
Honiton
Devon
EX14 1BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (2 active · 21 resigned)

GRIFFIN, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-16
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Active
GRIFFIN, James, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-01-18
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Active
HOWE, Richard Michael Painter→
secretary · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
BOWEN, Giles Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
CHESTERTON, John Colin→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-06-22 · resigned 2009-01-02
Resigned
CUTHBERT, Charles Kennedy→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2022-02-15
Resigned
DAVIES, Karen Julia→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-06 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
DIXON, Clive St John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-01-18 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
HAWKINS, John Trenchard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-01-18 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
HEADEACH, Charles→
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2007-10-20
Resigned
HOWE, Richard Michael Painter→
director · ~84y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
IZZETT, Mark David Nicholas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-01-18 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Stephen Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 1998-11-01 · resigned 2022-02-15
Resigned
MILES, Peter Brandon→
director · ~90y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
PEARSON, Andrew Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-03-26 · resigned 2008-10-22
Resigned
SCOTT, Robert Arthur→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
SMITH, David Henry→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
STAMP, Katherine Jane Ceinwen→
director · ~60y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 2020-02-03
Resigned
STEELE-PERKINS, David Peter→
director · ~88y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
STEVENS, Andrew Edward Reuben Maxwell→
director · ~87y · appointed 1996-06-06 · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05