CELLTECH BATTERY SALES & SERVICE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03587135 · ltd · incorporated 1998-06-25
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£844.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
80 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £844,636
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.1m
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£845k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £845.4k | £783.9k |
| Current assets | £1.39M | £1.15M |
| Cash | £1.07M | £917.7k |
| Debtors | £166.2k | £117.9k |
| Net assets | £844.6k | £783.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-24📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 1998-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CELLTECH BATTERY SALES & SERVICE LIMITED
- 1998-06-25➕KENDALL, David William appointedsecretary
- 1998-06-25➕HACKETT, Penelope appointeddirector
- 1998-06-25➕BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-06-25➖BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-06-25➕DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-06-25➖DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Penelope Hackett Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C & M REMOVALS LTD→ 17104034 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPEL AUTOMATION LTD→ 14666685 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CASA ARGENTINA LIMITED→ 11945299 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHEMCARE (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED→ 08800526 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CHERRAIN GLOBAL LTD→ 16551371 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHESHIRE AGGREGATES SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 16436748 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHESHIRE BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD→ 14773253 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CHESHIRE BULLION LIMITED→ 16098886 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHESHIRE FUELS LTD→ 11472543 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHOCOLATE DREAMS SUPPLY LIMITED→ 16535001 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHOOSE ME LTD→ 13054049 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHRIS WALKER PLANTS WHOLESALE LTD→ 14364309 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
Celltech House
Alma Street
St. Helens
Merseyside
WA9 3AR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KENDALL, David William→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HACKETT, Penelope→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 1998-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-06-25
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30