24-7 PRAYER.COM LTD

💤Zombieactive
04333906 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-04
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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 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£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-09-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-09-06
    ➕
    DOUGLAS, Charles Paul Murray appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-06
    ➖
    EAGLESON, Adrian William resigned
    director
  12. 2022-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-03-16
    ➖
    WARD, Peter James resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-11-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-09-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-01-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2018-12-06
    ➕
    EAGLESON, Adrian William appointed
    director
  23. 2018-12-06
    ➖
    JENNINGS, Jeremy Allan resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-06
    ➕
    JENNINGS, Jeremy Allan appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-06
    ➖
    THOMAS, James Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Robert resigned
    director
  27. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    THOMAS, James Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    24-7 PRAYER.COM LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    24-7 PRAYER.COM LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2005-08-05
    ➖
    SINGLETON, Nigel John resigned
    director
  31. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    ARMSTRONG, Robert appointed
    director
  32. 2004-11-16
    ➕
    WARD, Peter James appointed
    secretary
  33. 2004-10-01
    ➖
    BALDWIN, Philip Miles resigned
    secretary
  34. 2001-12-06
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-12-06
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2001-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24-7 PRAYER.COM LTD
  37. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    BALDWIN, Philip Miles appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    SINGLETON, Nigel John appointed
    director
  40. 2001-12-04
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Paul Murray Douglas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adrian William Eaglesonceased 06/09/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Jeremy Allan Jenningsceased 06/12/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit S02 One Crown Square
Church Street East
Woking
Surrey
GU21 6HR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Charles Paul Murray→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALDWIN, Philip Miles→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2004-10-01
Resigned
WARD, Peter James→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-16 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2001-12-06
Resigned
ARMSTRONG, Robert→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
EAGLESON, Adrian William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-06 · resigned 2022-09-06
Resigned
JENNINGS, Jeremy Allan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-11-06 · resigned 2018-12-06
Resigned
SINGLETON, Nigel John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2005-08-05
Resigned
THOMAS, James Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2013-11-06
Resigned
24-7 PRAYER.COM LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2001-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26