SLAP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04958758 · 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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,975
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,986 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.0k | £13.0k |
| Cash | £11.8k | £16.5k |
| Net assets | £8.0k | £13.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-11➖ROMANKEVICH, Janet Shirra resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2003-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs SLAP LIMITED
- 2003-11-10➕ROMANKEVICH, Alexandra Margaret appointeddirector
- 2003-11-10➕ROMANKEVICH, Janet Shirra appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-10➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-11-10➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
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 63. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Alexandra Margaret Romankevich Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Suite C
2 North Street
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ROMANKEVICH, Alexandra Margaret→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROMANKEVICH, Janet Shirra→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2023-10-11
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-10 · resigned 2003-11-10
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Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04