42 THINK LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03406484 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,960

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£7.7k—
Current assets£18.7k—
Debtors£18.7k—
Net assets£3.0k—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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  2. 2024-07-10
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  3. 2023-07-07
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  4. 2022-03-15
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  5. 2021-09-01
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  6. 2020-07-30
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  7. 2020-07-07
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-07-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-10-08
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-08-27
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  11. 2019-03-25
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  12. 2019-03-25
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-03
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  14. 2018-09-13
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  15. 2017-12-05
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    address · AD01
  16. 2010-02-03
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    COLE, Susan Fiona resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-07-21
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    COLE, Jonathan Lester Walton resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-21
    ➖
    WEST, Stephen John resigned
    director
  19. 2009-07-20
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    GUTHRIE, Susan Fiona appointed
    director
  20. 1997-07-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 42 THINK LTD.
  21. 1997-07-21
    ➕
    COLE, Susan Fiona appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-07-21
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1997-07-21
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    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-07-21
    ➕
    COLE, Jonathan Lester Walton appointed
    director
  25. 1997-07-21
    ➕
    WEST, Stephen John appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

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
Ms Susan Fiona Guthrie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street,
Covent Garden,
London
WC2H 9JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GUTHRIE, Susan Fiona→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Susan Fiona→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 2010-02-03
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 1997-07-21
Resigned
COLE, Jonathan Lester Walton→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 2009-07-21
Resigned
WEST, Stephen John→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-07-21 · resigned 2009-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

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2025-10-01
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2025-06-06
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2024-10-04
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accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
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2022-10-12
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2022-03-15
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2021-10-12
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accounts · AA
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-07