INTERCEDE 1568 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03932810 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 £1
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-19➖MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2025-03-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-18➖MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-24📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2008-11-20➕YUILL, William George Henry appointeddirector
- 2006-01-20➖CMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2006-01-20➕MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2001-11-19➖RICH, Michael William resignednominee-director
- 2001-11-19➖WARNER, William resignednominee-director
- 2001-11-19➕CMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2000-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs INTERCEDE 1568 LIMITED
- 2000-02-24➕MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-02-24➕RICH, Michael William appointednominee-director
- 2000-02-24➕WARNER, William appointednominee-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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cms (Nominees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cms (Nominees) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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INTERCEDE 1568 LIMITED
This company · 03932810
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cms (Nominees) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2000-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
YUILL, William George Henry→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2008-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2025-03-19
RICH, Michael William→
Resignednominee-director · ~79y · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2001-11-19
WARNER, William→
Resignednominee-director · ~58y · appointed 2000-02-24 · resigned 2001-11-19
CMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-11-19 · resigned 2006-01-20
MITRE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-01-20 · resigned 2023-07-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-20