WINSIGNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04588379 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (67/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-02-01
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    THOMPSON, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-11-09
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    WINSON, Tina Catherine resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-09
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-05-22
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    WINSON, Tina Catherine appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-05-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2017-05-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-05-21
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    DOHERTY, Genna resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-09-24
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    DOHERTY, Genna appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-09-24
    ➖
    WINSON, Tammy resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-11-13
    ➕
    WINSON, Tammy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-11-13
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    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As WINSIGNS LIMITED
  26. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WINSON, Kevin John Alan appointed
    director
  27. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 61. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mr Kevin John Alan Winson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Cleeve Way
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 2RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

THOMPSON, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINSON, Kevin John Alan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-11-12
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Active
DOHERTY, Genna→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-24 · resigned 2017-05-21
Resigned
WINSON, Tammy→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-13 · resigned 2014-09-24
Resigned
WINSON, Tina Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-22 · resigned 2022-11-09
Resigned
WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-12 · resigned 2002-11-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06