ENTITY GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04958636 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-10
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
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 (69/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-04-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2026-04-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-12-04
    ROGERS, Jane Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2020-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-09-07
    ROGERS, Jane Marie appointed
    director
  20. 2007-12-31
    PRIOR, Timothy John resigned
    director
  21. 2003-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ENTITY GROUP LIMITED
  22. 2003-11-10
    ROGERS, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-11-10
    ROGERS, Andrew John appointed
    director
  24. 2003-11-10
    PRIOR, Timothy John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew John Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jane Marie Rogersceased 04/12/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

3 Iddesleigh Road
Bristol
BS6 6YL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROGERS, Andrew John
secretary · appointed 2003-11-10
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Active
ROGERS, Andrew John
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-11-10
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Active
PRIOR, Timothy John
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
ROGERS, Jane Marie
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-09-07 · resigned 2020-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27