MILLENNIUM INDUSTRIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03438832 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-24
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,785
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,729 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£49k£62kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.8k£26.5k
Current assets£44.0k£61.5k
Net assets£2.8k£26.5k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-06-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-06-19
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-06-05
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    HARROLD, Neil William appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-05
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    CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-06-05
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    CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David resigned
    director
  10. 2025-06-05
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    PEARLSON, Tanya resigned
    director
  11. 2025-06-04
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2025-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-12-19
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    HARROLD, Danny John resigned
    director
  14. 2024-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-09-18
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  18. 2023-09-18
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  19. 2023-09-18
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    officers · CH03
  20. 2023-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2023-06-28
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  22. 2022-06-22
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  23. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  24. 2020-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2020-05-11
    ➕
    HARROLD, Danny John appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-01
    ➖
    HARROLD, Neil William resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    PEARLSON, Tanya appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-09
    ➕
    HARROLD, Neil William appointed
    director
  29. 1999-10-20
    ➖
    EMERSON-HAWLEY, Diane Lisa resigned
    director
  30. 1997-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As MILLENNIUM INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  31. 1997-09-24
    ➕
    CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-09-24
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-09-24
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-09-24
    ➕
    CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David appointed
    director
  35. 1997-09-24
    ➕
    EMERSON-HAWLEY, Diane Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Colin David Carter-Harrold
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Tanya Pearlsonceased 08/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

10a High Street
Market Deeping
Peterborough
PE6 8EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HARROLD, Neil William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 1997-09-24
Resigned
CARTER-HARROLD, Colin David→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned
EMERSON-HAWLEY, Diane Lisa→
director · ~63y · appointed 1997-09-24 · resigned 1999-10-20
Resigned
HARROLD, Danny John→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-05-11 · resigned 2024-12-19
Resigned
HARROLD, Neil William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-10-09 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
PEARLSON, Tanya→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2025-06-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18