CHARGE 2 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04118942 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-04

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

£447.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £447,028

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£447k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£400k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£447.0k	£377.5k
Current assets	£399.9k	£334.6k
Net assets	£447.0k	£377.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

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2019-09-24
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2014-04-14
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GOLDMAN CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-02-10
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GOLDMAN CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-02-10
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SYNCHRONICITY CAPITAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-12-29
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PEAK, Barry Trevor resigned
secretary
2011-12-29
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SYNCHRONICITY CAPITAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-12-29
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PEAK, Barry Trevor resigned
director
2000-12-04
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Company incorporated
As CHARGE 2 LIMITED
2000-12-04
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SWAYNE, Kevin appointed
director
2000-12-04
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PEAK, Barry Trevor appointed
secretary
2000-12-04
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-04
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-04
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PEAK, Barry Trevor appointed
director
2000-12-04
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-12-04
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
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 25 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kevin Swayne Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	04/12/2016

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

Incorporated2000-12-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Communications House Station Court, Station Road

Great Shelford

Cambridge

Cambs

CB22 5NE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-15

Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SWAYNE, Kevin→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-12-04

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Active

PEAK, Barry Trevor→

secretary · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2011-12-29

Resigned

GOLDMAN CAPITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2014-04-14

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2000-12-04

Resigned

SYNCHRONICITY CAPITAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-12-29 · resigned 2012-02-10

Resigned

PEAK, Barry Trevor→

director · ~60y · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2011-12-29

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-04 · resigned 2000-12-04

Resigned

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