12345 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03799306 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-01

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-12-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-08-13
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-07-02
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-26
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-07-08
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-05-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
1999-07-01
🏢
Company incorporated
As 12345 LIMITED
1999-07-01
➕
SWEENEY, Christine appointed
secretary
1999-07-01
➕
DITTMAR, Frank appointed
director
1999-07-01
➕
CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
1999-07-01
➖
CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
1999-07-01
➕
CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
1999-07-01
➖
CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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 27 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Frank Dittmar Individual · German · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	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

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · TW postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
107 STATION ROAD, HAMPTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY→ 02806483 · est 1993 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	33y	—	—
112 CHURCH ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02957223 · est 1994 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	31y	—	—
114 AMYAND PARK ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02365937 · est 1989 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	—	—
12, CAMBRIDGE PARK MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01688565 · est 1982 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	—	—
122 KEW ROAD LIMITED→ 01019304 · est 1971 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	54y	—	—
127 HIGH STREET TEDDINGTON FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 11592235 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
13 HAMPTON ROAD LIMITED→ 02145333 · est 1987 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	38y	—	—
134 FELTHAM ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01065328 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	—	—
14 HAMPTON ROAD TEDDINGTON LIMITED→ 03748351 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
14 RIVERDALE ROAD RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 03193391 · est 1996 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	—	—
146 & 146A AMYAND PARK ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 15157976 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
15 CAMBRIDGE PARK (TWICKENHAM) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02044542 · est 1986 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	39y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒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.

See pricing →

🔒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.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-07-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2 Quay West, 19 Ferry Road

Teddington

Middlesex

TW11 9NH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-15

Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SWEENEY, Christine→

secretary · appointed 1999-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DITTMAR, Frank→

director · ~60y · appointed 1999-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMBRIDGE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 1999-07-01

Resigned

CAMBRIDGE INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1999-07-01 · resigned 1999-07-01

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.