123DOC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03905100 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-12
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
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-graduate level higher education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2026-03-27
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  3. 2026-02-09
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-01
    ➖
    TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2025-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2025-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-30
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  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-02
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-14
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-05-13
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-05-13
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    officers · AP04
  16. 2020-05-13
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    officers · AP02
  17. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-31
    ➖
    FINANCE INNOVATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2018-03-31
    ➕
    TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2018-03-31
    ➕
    TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2018-03-31
    ➖
    TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-09-30
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    GUERRY, Sabine resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-03-30
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    FINANCE INNOVATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2005-03-10
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    RAMRAKHA, Punit, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2000-04-06
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    GUERRY, Sabine appointed
    director
  27. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    GUERRY, Sabine appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    POOLEY, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    PICKERSGILL, Dominic James resigned
    director
  30. 2000-04-06
    ➖
    POOLEY, Maureen resigned
    director
  31. 2000-04-06
    ➕
    RAMRAKHA, Punit, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2000-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 123DOC LIMITED
  33. 2000-01-12
    ➕
    POOLEY, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-01-12
    ➕
    PICKERSGILL, Dominic James appointed
    director
  35. 2000-01-12
    ➕
    POOLEY, Maureen appointed
    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 62 — 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 62. 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 26 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sabine Guerry
Individual · French · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85422 — Post-graduate level higher education

Registered office

3rd Floor Front, 39 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

GUERRY, Sabine→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUERRY, Sabine→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
POOLEY, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
FINANCE INNOVATIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-30 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned
TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-31 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
PICKERSGILL, Dominic James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
POOLEY, Maureen→
director · ~80y · appointed 2000-01-12 · resigned 2000-04-06
Resigned
RAMRAKHA, Punit, Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2005-03-10
Resigned
TAX INNOVATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2018-03-31 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30