ZIP DIRECT MAIL AND PRINT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03307606 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: 4SYTE Limited
- 2021-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-01-20➖THAMES VALLEY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-03-23➖AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-03-23➕THAMES VALLEY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Commercial Services Limited
- 1997-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ZIP DIRECT MAIL AND PRINT LIMITED
- 1997-01-24➕PARRY, Simon appointeddirector
- 1997-01-24➕AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-01-24➕CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-01-24➖CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-01-24➕CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-01-24➖CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Parry Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Mead Court Unit 10
The Mead Business Centre
Berkhampstead Road Chesham
Bucks
HP5 3EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
PARRY, Simon→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 2005-03-23
CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 1997-01-24
THAMES VALLEY CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-23 · resigned 2020-01-20
CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-24 · resigned 1997-01-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | 4SYTE 4SYTE Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/04/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Commercial Services Limited | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 19/03/1997 | 22/02/2023 |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06