7 EXHIBITIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04922312 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2004-04-22➕BURROWS, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2004-04-22➖BURROWS, James William Charles resigneddirector
- 2003-11-01➕BURROWS, James William Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-10-27➖BURROWS, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2003-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 EXHIBITIONS LIMITED
- 2003-10-06➕BURROWS, Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-06➕BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-06➖BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-06➕BURROWS, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2003-10-06➕BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-10-06➖BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
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 66. 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 22 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen James Burrows Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit A Hollands Farm
Hedsor Road
Bourne End
Buckinghamshire
SL8 5EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BURROWS, Catherine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURROWS, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUSINESSLEGAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
BURROWS, James William Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2003-11-01 · resigned 2004-04-22
BURROWS, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-27
BUSINESSLEGAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-06 · resigned 2003-10-06
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Recent filings (55 total)
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-09-09
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2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-05-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08