192937 LTD

💤Zombieactive
05196343 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-03
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 Nov 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2022Nov 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-11-302022-11-30
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2026-01-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2024-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-12-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-06-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2013-11-30
    STONE, Eunice resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-30
    STONE, Leslie Micheal resigned
    director
  21. 2011-04-10
    STONE, Eunice resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-04-07
    STONE, Daniel James appointed
    director
  23. 2004-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 192937 LTD
  24. 2004-08-03
    STONE, Eunice appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-08-03
    STONE, Eunice appointed
    director
  26. 2004-08-03
    STONE, Leslie Micheal 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-17

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Stone
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lido House, Samsome Road
Shirley
Solihull
B90 2BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-08-17OVERDUE
Last: 2024-08-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

STONE, Daniel James
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-04-07
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Active
STONE, Eunice
secretary · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2011-04-10
Resigned
STONE, Eunice
director · ~85y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned
STONE, Leslie Micheal
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-11-29