CATAPULT DESIGN LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04370689 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-11
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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (77/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14➖BRADBURY, Harold Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-14📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2023-02-14📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2002-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CATAPULT DESIGN LIMITED
- 2002-02-11➕HUNT, Jane Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2002-02-11➕BRADBURY, Harold Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-11➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-11➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
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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Jane Kathryn Hunt Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Jane Huntceased 05/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Richmond Road
Lytham St. Annes
FY8 1PE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HUNT, Jane Kathryn→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADBURY, Harold Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-11 · resigned 2023-02-14
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-11 · resigned 2002-02-11
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Recent filings (66 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2023-02-14
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14