2 TO 1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04052071 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
62 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 170% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£4k-£2k-£375£2k£4kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-6.5k£-6.5k
Current assets£3.7k£1.4k
Net assets£-6.5k£-6.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-27
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  3. 2024-05-29
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-29
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2023-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-23
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  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-05-06
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  13. 2017-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-01
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    BOND, Simon John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2000-09-01
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    BOND, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    BOND, Simon John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-09-01
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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  20. 2000-09-01
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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  21. 2000-09-01
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 TO 1 LIMITED
  23. 2000-08-14
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-08-14
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-08-14
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 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.
  • 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

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 Paul Robert Bond
Individual · English · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated2000-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

1 Britten Britten Close
Langdon Hills
Basildon
SS16 6TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BOND, Paul Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOND, Simon John→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-14 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-16