CASTLETOWN TRADING COMPANY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03983541 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-28
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£10.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,665

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£74k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£59k£74kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10.7k—
Current assets£74.2k—
Net assets£10.7k—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-03-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-09-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    K.C.K. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    SIGMA SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2006-12-18
    ➖
    HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-12-18
    ➕
    SIGMA SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-03-14
    ➕
    HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    STEVENS, Jannes appointed
    director
  24. 2001-06-11
    ➖
    SEAGULL INTERIM LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2001-04-10
    ➖
    SEAGULL PARTICIPATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-04-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CASTLETOWN TRADING COMPANY LTD.
  28. 2000-04-28
    ➕
    SEAGULL PARTICIPATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-04-28
    ➕
    SEAGULL INTERIM LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 25 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Jannes Stevens
Individual · Dutch · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Seaqull Interimceased 06/10/2016· 25-50% shares · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr. Daniel Stevensceased 01/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr. Jannes Stevensceased 07/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr. Jannes Stevensceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2000-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Registered office

Hartrow Manor Farm Cottage
Lydeard St. Lawrence
Taunton
Somerset
TA4 3PZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

K.C.K. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Jannes→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-14 · resigned 2006-12-18
Resigned
HJC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
SEAGULL PARTICIPATIONS LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-28 · resigned 2001-04-10
Resigned
SIGMA SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-12-18 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
SEAGULL INTERIM LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-28 · resigned 2001-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-26