PELICAN GROUP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04128509 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-01➕MALHOTRA, Anil Kumar appointeddirector
- 2022-12-01➖BRAUER, Simon Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2022-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2008-02-26➖WIGMORE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-05-01➖WHISTON DEW, Rodney James resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-01➕WIGMORE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-03-05➕WHISTON DEW, Rodney James appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-05➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-05➕BRAUER, Simon Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2001-03-05➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs PELICAN GROUP LIMITED
- 2000-12-20➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-20➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Anil Kumar Malhotra Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/12/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Simon Lawrence Brauerceased 01/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 AND 1A LIMITED→ 07852066 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| 1 HEATH DRIVE LIMITED→ 04002803 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 1-9 BELVEDERE HOUSE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 15582117 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| 14 NORTH ROAD LIMITED→ 15869946 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 141 WHITCHURCH LANE RTM COMPANY LTD→ 14025003 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 14TOWERS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13210152 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 15 ROYAL CRESCENT LIMITED→ 03189819 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| 150-160 NEASDEN LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 11101716 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 151 ROXETH GREEN AVENUE LIMITED→ 04014430 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Delta House Limited
Phoenix Business Centre, Rosslyn Crescent
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2SP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MALHOTRA, Anil Kumar→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHISTON DEW, Rodney James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2004-05-01
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2001-03-05
WIGMORE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2008-02-26
BRAUER, Simon Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-05 · resigned 2022-12-01
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-20 · resigned 2001-03-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (91 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10