SABRECREST LTD

💤Zombieactive

03309322 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-29

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£977.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41100Development of building projects
68100Buying and selling of own real estate
68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 25.3y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £977,229

Cash YoY

+48%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£127k

↑ 48% YoY

Net Worth

£977k

↑ 7.0% YoY

Current Assets

£128k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1.89M	£1.86M
Current assets	£127.5k	£86.2k
Cash	£127.4k	£86.1k
Debtors	£98	£7
Net assets	£977.2k	£913.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-24
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officers · CH01
2026-01-24
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capital · SH01
2026-01-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-12
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capital · SH08
2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2024-09-03
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accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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accounts · AAMD
2020-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-05-14
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mortgage · MR01
2019-05-14
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mortgage · MR01
2019-05-05
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mortgage · MR04
2019-05-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-04-30
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2019-04-30
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2018-11-16
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accounts · AA
2018-07-08
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officers · TM02
2018-07-01
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SIMMONS, Susanna Mary resigned
secretary
2018-03-24
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-03-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-07-06
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2017-07-06
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2016-07-22
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bridgeco Limited
2016-07-22
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bridgeco Limited
2016-06-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2016-06-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-02-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
2015-01-08
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STALLARD, Ian resigned
director
2014-05-01
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STALLARD, Ian appointed
director
2002-08-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2002-03-21
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Woolwich PLC
2002-03-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Woolwich PLC
2002-03-11
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SIMMONS, Susanna Mary appointed
secretary
2002-02-11
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SIMMONS, Pamela resigned
secretary
2001-04-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2001-03-11
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SIMMONS, Brian Sydney George resigned
secretary
2001-03-11
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SIMMONS, Pamela appointed
secretary
1997-02-06
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SIMMONS, Kevin appointed
director
1997-02-06
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SIMMONS, Brian Sydney George appointed
secretary
1997-02-06
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TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-02-06
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TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1997-01-29
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Company incorporated
As SABRECREST LTD
1997-01-29
➕
TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-01-29
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TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin Simmons Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-01-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Flat C

3 Queensberry Place

London

SW7 2DL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SIMMONS, Kevin→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-02-06

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Active

SIMMONS, Brian Sydney George→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-06 · resigned 2001-03-11

Resigned

SIMMONS, Pamela→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-11 · resigned 2002-02-11

Resigned

SIMMONS, Susanna Mary→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2018-07-01

Resigned

TEMPLES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1997-02-06

Resigned

STALLARD, Ian→

director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2015-01-08

Resigned

TEMPLES (PROFESSIONAL SERVICES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 1997-02-06

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/04/2019	—
outstanding	Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/04/2019	—
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	—	06/07/2017	—
outstanding	Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)	A registered charge	2 properties	06/07/2017	—
satisfied	Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	22/07/2016	24/03/2018
satisfied	Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	22/07/2016	24/03/2018
satisfied	Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited	A registered charge	1 property	11/02/2016	05/05/2019
satisfied	Woolwich Woolwich PLC	Mortgage	1 property	21/03/2002	06/06/2016
satisfied	Woolwich Woolwich PLC	Floating charge	1 property	21/03/2002	06/06/2016
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage deed	1 property	09/04/2001	20/08/2002

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-24

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-01-24

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-01-12

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2026-01-12