116 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03556347 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-05-17
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    PAYNE, Vincent appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    NAYAGER, Darin Andre resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    NAYAGER, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    NAYAGER, Darin Andre appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    PORTHUN, Mina resigned
    director
  22. 2002-06-17
    ➕
    NAYAGER, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-06-17
    ➖
    PAYNE, Ann resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-06-17
    ➖
    PAYNE, Ann resigned
    director
  25. 2000-07-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-07-01
    ➖
    PORTHUN, Mina resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 116 LIMITED
  28. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    NAYAGER, Darin Andre appointed
    director
  29. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    PORTHUN, Mina appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-05-01
    ➖
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    PAYNE, Ann appointed
    director
  33. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    PORTHUN, Mina appointed
    director
  34. 1998-05-01
    ➕
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1998-05-01
    ➖
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS 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 58 — 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 58. 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 Darin Andre Nayager
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Lodge Chester Road
Castle Bromwich
Birmingham
B36 9DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

PAYNE, Vincent→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYAGER, Darin Andre→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NAYAGER, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-17 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
NAYAGER, Darin Andre→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
PAYNE, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2002-06-17
Resigned
PORTHUN, Mina→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2000-07-01
Resigned
EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned
PAYNE, Ann→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2002-06-17
Resigned
PORTHUN, Mina→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-01 · resigned 1998-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-23