273K LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04823615 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-07
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
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
77 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,174

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£17k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10.2k—
Current assets£22.2k—
Cash£16.6k—
Debtors£3.9k—
Net assets£10.2k—

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-04-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-11-14
    ➕
    EVANS AND EVANS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-11-14
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    WHARFEDALE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 273K LIMITED
  22. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    HUGHES, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    WHARFEDALE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Paul Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor
24a St. Radigunds Road
Dover
CT17 0JY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

EVANS AND EVANS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned
WHARFEDALE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2008-11-14
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-28