ELMFIELD FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04828879 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-10
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2024-08-04
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Peter resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-08-18
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Craig Allen appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-18
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Craig Allen resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-08-18
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Peter appointed
    secretary
  11. 2021-08-18
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Peter resigned
    director
  12. 2021-08-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-08-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-08-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-08-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-08-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-25
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  20. 2020-06-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-06-25
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  22. 2020-06-25
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  23. 2020-06-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2004-05-12
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Craig Allen appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-05-12
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-05-12
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Craig Allen resigned
    director
  27. 2003-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ELMFIELD FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED
  28. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Peter appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Craig Allen appointed
    director
  32. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Peter appointed
    director
  33. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Craig Allen Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/08/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Dickinsonceased 18/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Shuttleworth Mead Business Park Suite 4d, Ribble Court
1 Mead Way, Padiham
Burnley
Lancashire
BB12 7NG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DICKINSON, Craig Allen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKINSON, Craig Allen→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-12 · resigned 2021-08-18
Resigned
DICKINSON, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2021-08-18 · resigned 2024-08-04
Resigned
DICKINSON, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2004-05-12
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
DICKINSON, Craig Allen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2004-05-12
Resigned
DICKINSON, Peter→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2021-08-18
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-08-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-08-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-18