03645227 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03645227 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-01
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
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
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£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
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-13
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-02-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2023-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-15
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2018-02-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  15. 2017-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-31
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  17. 2017-03-31
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  18. 2012-03-16
    HUNT, Susan Dawn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-01-31
    MOORE, Christopher James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-31
    CAPELING, Rodney John resigned
    director
  21. 2010-06-03
    PRICE, David John resigned
    director
  22. 2001-10-31
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2001-08-03
    BALL, David Leslie resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-08-03
    MOORE, Christopher James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2000-03-01
    BALL, David Leslie appointed
    director
  26. 2000-03-01
    BALL, David Leslie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-01
    CAPLING, Carol Rita resigned
    secretary
  28. 2000-03-01
    PRICE, David John appointed
    director
  29. 1999-10-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 1998-10-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 03645227 LIMITED
  31. 1998-10-01
    CAPLING, Carol Rita appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-10-01
    CAPELING, Rodney John appointed
    director
  33. 1998-10-01
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director
  34. 1998-10-01
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 26 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

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2017-03-31: legacy

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Elta Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Elta Holding Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
03645227 LIMITED
This company · 03645227

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elta Holding Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit 46 Third Avenue
Pensnett Trading Estate
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 7US

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HUNT, Susan Dawn
secretary · appointed 2012-03-16
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Active
BALL, David Leslie
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-03-01
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Active
BALL, David Leslie
secretary · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2001-08-03
Resigned
CAPLING, Carol Rita
secretary · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
MOORE, Christopher James
secretary · appointed 2001-08-03 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
CAPELING, Rodney John
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 1998-10-01 · resigned 1998-10-01
Resigned
PRICE, David John
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2010-06-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge06/02/201813/02/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/10/199931/10/2001

Recent filings (105 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15