2GD2KUT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04293996 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10720
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (83/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30

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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-12-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-11-06
    AKWABOAH, Dorothy appointed
    director
  17. 2001-10-01
    ALLOTEY, Justice Adotei appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-10-01
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2001-10-01
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2001-09-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2GD2KUT LIMITED
  21. 2001-09-26
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-09-26
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Dorothy Akwaboah
Individual · British · DOB 05/2016 · age 10
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/09/2016

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
Incorporated2001-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10720 — SIC 10720

Registered office

214 Fitzstephen Road
Dagenham
Essex
RM8 2YH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ALLOTEY, Justice Adotei
secretary · appointed 2001-10-01
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Active
AKWABOAH, Dorothy
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-11-06
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Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-26 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-14