CONGRESS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
03525413 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (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
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 5 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
92 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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-02-09
    ➕
    CHAUDHARY, Sandeep appointed
    director
  10. 2022-02-09
    ➖
    DOSHI, Keyur resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2019-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2017-09-25
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  17. 2016-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-05-01
    ➕
    DOSHI, Keyur appointed
    director
  19. 2008-05-01
    ➖
    KASPARYAN, Anahid resigned
    director
  20. 2006-05-19
    ➕
    KASPARYAN, Anahid appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-19
    ➖
    VAN ELSWYK, Peter Jason resigned
    director
  22. 2004-11-29
    ➖
    RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-11-29
    ➖
    RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar resigned
    director
  24. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    VAN ELSWYK, Peter Jason appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-01
    ➖
    PORTLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2004-03-11
    ➕
    RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-03-11
    ➕
    RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar appointed
    director
  28. 2004-03-01
    ➖
    JIVRAJ, Fahrin resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-02-27
    ➖
    MCELHILL, Fiona Teresa resigned
    secretary
  30. 2003-12-10
    ➕
    FORD, Colin Donald appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-09-25
    ➖
    CHAKRAVARTY, Nichola Ruth resigned
    secretary
  32. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    JIVRAJ, Fahrin appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-04-09
    ➕
    CHAKRAVARTY, Nichola Ruth appointed
    secretary
  34. 2003-01-07
    ➖
    CHAUDRY, Faisal resigned
    secretary
  35. 2002-12-01
    ➕
    MCELHILL, Fiona Teresa appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-12-21
    ➖
    DONGGO, Angela resigned
    secretary
  37. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    CHAUDRY, Faisal appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-03-06
    ➕
    DONGGO, Angela appointed
    secretary
  39. 2000-03-06
    ➖
    MANU, Alexander resigned
    secretary
  40. 1998-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONGRESS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD
  41. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    MANU, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  42. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 1998-03-11
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  45. 1998-03-11
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 1998-03-11
    ➕
    PORTLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 61 — 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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Sandeep Chaudhary
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Keyur Doshiceased 09/02/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7 St. John's Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

FORD, Colin Donald→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAUDHARY, Sandeep→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAKRAVARTY, Nichola Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2003-09-25
Resigned
CHAUDRY, Faisal→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2003-01-07
Resigned
DONGGO, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2001-12-21
Resigned
JIVRAJ, Fahrin→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
MANU, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 2000-03-06
Resigned
MCELHILL, Fiona Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-01 · resigned 2004-02-27
Resigned
RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-11-29
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
Resigned
DOSHI, Keyur→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2022-02-09
Resigned
KASPARYAN, Anahid→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-05-19 · resigned 2008-05-01
Resigned
RUPAREL, Ravi Ishwar→
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-11-29
Resigned
VAN ELSWYK, Peter Jason→
director · ~52y · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2006-05-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-11
Resigned
PORTLAND ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1998-03-11 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23