97 CPR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04986772 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-05
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2003-12-09
    ➖
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2003-12-09
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    ABERGAN REED LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  18. 2003-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 97 CPR LIMITED
  19. 2003-12-05
    ➕
    SHALES, Gemma Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-12-05
    ➕
    SHALES, Antony appointed
    director
  21. 2003-12-05
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-12-05
    ➕
    ABERGAN REED LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

97 Carshalton Park Road
Carshalton Beeches
Surrey
SM5 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SHALES, Gemma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHALES, Antony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-05 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
ABERGAN REED LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-05 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-12