COUNTRYWIDEMARKETS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04073870 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (79/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
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
65 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£1
Current 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-06-10
    ➖
    NIXON, Donna resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    NIXON, Maurice Samuel appointed
    director
  18. 2005-02-15
    ➕
    NIXON, Donna appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-02-15
    ➖
    SECCARE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-02-15
    ➖
    DIRCARE LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    ACT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SECCARE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-10-01
    ➖
    ACT NOMINEE LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    DIRCARE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2000-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COUNTRYWIDEMARKETS LTD.
  26. 2000-09-19
    ➕
    ACT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2000-09-19
    ➕
    ACT NOMINEE LTD appointed
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 21 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 Maurice Samuel Nixon
Individual · English · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2000-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

15 Castle Street
Worcester
WR1 3AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

NIXON, Maurice Samuel→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIXON, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-15 · resigned 2009-06-10
Resigned
ACT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
SECCARE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned
ACT NOMINEE LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
DIRCARE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2005-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12