300 SALES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05054557 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
61 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,981
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.0k | £-2.0k |
| Cash | — | £373 |
| Net assets | £-2.0k | £-2.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-07➖LEES, Scott Kieran Jack resigneddirector
- 2024-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28➕LEES, Scott Kieran Jack appointeddirector
- 2023-05-15📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2022-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2021-12-14📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2021-12-06📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2020-12-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-12-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-06➖MONK, Paul Julian resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 300 SALES LIMITED
- 2004-02-24➕LEES, Kieran Mark Robert, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2004-02-24➕MONK, Paul Julian appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-24➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-24➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-24➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-24➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr. Kieran Mark Robert Lees Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
1 Cricklade Court
Cricklade Street Old Town
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 3EY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
LEES, Kieran Mark Robert, Dr.→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2004-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MONK, Paul Julian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2008-04-06
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2004-02-24
LEES, Scott Kieran Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-11-28 · resigned 2024-05-07
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-24 · resigned 2004-02-24
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-08
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-02-17
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-12-14