2 & 2A WYNTER ROAD SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04517373 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-22

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

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	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2025-05-06
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2024-05-07
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2023-04-21
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2022-04-21
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2021-05-08
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accounts · AA
2020-08-03
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ROGERS, Susan appointed
secretary
2020-08-03
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HARMON, Sheila resigned
secretary
2020-08-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-03
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officers · AP03
2020-08-03
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officers · TM02
2020-08-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-06
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HARMON, Sheila appointed
secretary
2020-07-06
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officers · AP03
2020-06-26
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2020-04-27
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2019-05-03
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accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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accounts · AA
2018-06-24
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HARGRAVE, Joan Priscilla resigned
secretary
2018-06-24
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officers · TM02
2005-04-22
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ALLEN, Reginald Edward resigned
secretary
2005-04-22
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HARGRAVE, Joan Priscilla appointed
secretary
2004-02-12
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ALLEN, Reginald Edward appointed
secretary
2004-01-19
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LAWMON, Keith appointed
director
2003-08-22
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-06
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GOMBES, Raymond Clifford resigned
secretary
2003-08-06
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GOMBES, Raymond Clifford resigned
director
2003-03-07
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KEECH, Geoffrey resigned
director
2002-08-22
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Company incorporated
As 2 & 2A WYNTER ROAD SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED
2002-08-22
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GOMBES, Raymond Clifford appointed
secretary
2002-08-22
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-22
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GOMBES, Raymond Clifford appointed
director
2002-08-22
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KEECH, Geoffrey appointed
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Susan Rogers Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/08/2020
Mr Keith Lawmon Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Sheila Harmonceased 03/08/2020· significant influence · firm interest
Mrs Joan Priscilla Hargraveceased 03/08/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2002-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

80 Commercial Street

Southampton

SO18 6NJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-01

Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ROGERS, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2020-08-03

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Active

LAWMON, Keith→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-19

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Active

ALLEN, Reginald Edward→

secretary · appointed 2004-02-12 · resigned 2005-04-22

Resigned

GOMBES, Raymond Clifford→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2003-08-06

Resigned

HARGRAVE, Joan Priscilla→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2018-06-24

Resigned

HARMON, Sheila→

secretary · appointed 2020-07-06 · resigned 2020-08-03

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2003-08-22

Resigned

GOMBES, Raymond Clifford→

director · ~99y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2003-08-06

Resigned

KEECH, Geoffrey→

director · ~83y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2003-03-07

Resigned

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