EUROCONNEXXIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05236245 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-20
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 2024
Net worth
£-35.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 21.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,098
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£35k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.6k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £22.2k | £26.6k |
| Cash | £6.1k | £14.0k |
| Debtors | £16.1k | £12.6k |
| Net assets | £-35.1k | £-31.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC
- 2015-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-05-07🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-09-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2005-10-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-12-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-11-03➕PRICE, Samantha Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-03➖PRICE, Stephen Leigh resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-15➖PRICE, Samantha Jayne resigneddirector
- 2004-09-20🏢Company incorporatedAs EUROCONNEXXIONS LIMITED
- 2004-09-20➕PRICE, Stephen Leigh appointeddirector
- 2004-09-20➕PRICE, Stephen Leigh appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-20➕PRICE, Samantha Jayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Leigh Price Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/09/2016 |
Mrs Samantha Jayne Price Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
The Usk Guest House
Talybont-On-Usk
Brecon
LD3 7JE
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PRICE, Samantha Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, Stephen Leigh→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PRICE, Stephen Leigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2004-11-03
PRICE, Samantha Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-09-20 · resigned 2004-10-15
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hitachi Capital (UK) Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/10/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 07/05/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 03/09/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/10/2005 | 08/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/12/2004 | 08/10/2015 |
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-23