143 WELLINGTON STREET (LUTON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03507312 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (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).

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-23
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    ROOMS, Jeanette Helen resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1998-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 143 WELLINGTON STREET (LUTON) LIMITED
  18. 1998-02-10
    ➕
    ROOMS, Simon James appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-02-10
    ➕
    ROOMS, Simon James appointed
    director
  20. 1998-02-10
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-02-10
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1998-02-10
    ➕
    ROOMS, Jeanette Helen appointed
    director
  23. 1998-02-10
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-02-10
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    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 28 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 candidate

Strong 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 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon James Rooms
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jeanette Helen Roomsceased 23/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated1998-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

143b Wellington Street
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 5AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROOMS, Simon James→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-10
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Active
ROOMS, Simon James→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-02-10
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Active
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-10 · resigned 1998-02-10
Resigned
ROOMS, Jeanette Helen→
director · ~79y · appointed 1998-02-10 · resigned 2026-01-23
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-10 · resigned 1998-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-02