006900 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04037767 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-20
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35300
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £15,572
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,303 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£16k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Assets
£378k
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.7k | £50.9k |
| Current assets | £377.6k | £365.7k |
| Net assets | £15.6k | £26.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-26🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-09-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Vanessa Wright as a Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme
- 2010-04-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Trustees of 006900 Pension Scheme
- 2003-06-12➖YOUNG, Brent resignedsecretary
- 2002-10-09➕SMITH, Vanessa Louise appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 006900 LIMITED
- 2000-07-20➕SMITH, Roger Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2000-07-20➕YOUNG, Brent appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-20➕DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-20➖DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-20➕DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-07-20➖DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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 Roger Malcolm Smith Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75 | 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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
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
Incorporated2000-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300
Registered office
Unit Ab-11 Anglo Trading Estate
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 5BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-03
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SMITH, Vanessa Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Roger Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, Brent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2003-06-12
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-20 · resigned 2000-07-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Vanessa Wright as a Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme / Roger Smith as a Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme / Morgan Lloyd Trustees as Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme Vanessa Wright as a Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme / Roger Smith as a Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme / Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited as Trustee of the of the 006900 Pension Scheme | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/06/2013 | 26/09/2023 | |
| satisfied | Trustees of 006900 Pension Scheme | Debenture | 1 property | 15/04/2010 | 26/09/2023 |
Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-08