28 RIBBLESDALE PLACE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05063510 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-04

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2	—
Net assets	£2	—

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-09-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-09-21
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-09-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-07-26
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SHENTON, Christopher appointed
secretary
2018-07-26
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SHENTON, Christopher Simon appointed
director
2018-07-26
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BODEN, Martin Richard resigned
secretary
2018-07-26
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BODEN, Martin Richard resigned
director
2018-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-03-29
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BUCKLEY, Caroline Anastasia resigned
director
2004-07-14
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LEE, Edwin Robert resigned
secretary
2004-07-14
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HEWITT, Daniel James resigned
director
2004-06-28
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BODEN, Martin Richard appointed
secretary
2004-06-28
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BODEN, Martin Richard appointed
director
2004-06-28
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BUCKLEY, Caroline Anastasia appointed
director
2004-03-04
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Company incorporated
As 28 RIBBLESDALE PLACE LIMITED
2004-03-04
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LEE, Edwin Robert appointed
secretary
2004-03-04
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-04
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-04
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HEWITT, Daniel James appointed
director
2004-03-04
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-03-04
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Incorporated2004-03-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

28b Ribblesdale Place

Preston

PR1 3NA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

SHENTON, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-26

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Active

SHENTON, Christopher Simon→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-26

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Active

BODEN, Martin Richard→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2018-07-26

Resigned

LEE, Edwin Robert→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-07-14

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-03-04

Resigned

BODEN, Martin Richard→

director · ~54y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2018-07-26

Resigned

BUCKLEY, Caroline Anastasia→

director · ~54y · appointed 2004-06-28 · resigned 2014-03-29

Resigned

HEWITT, Daniel James→

director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-07-14

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-03-04

Resigned

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