CODELOCKS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05259067 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-14
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-16✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2024-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-04-05➕RYAN, Dominic Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-04-05➖RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden resignedsecretary
- 2024-04-05➖RYAN, Desmond Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05➖RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden resigneddirector
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CODELOCKS LIMITED
- 2004-10-14➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-10-14➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-10-14➕RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-14➕RYAN, Desmond Michael appointeddirector
- 2004-10-14➕RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden appointeddirector
- 2004-10-14➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-14➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Codelocks Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Codelocks Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CODELOCKS LIMITED
This company · 05259067
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Codelocks Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/04/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Desmond Michael Ryanceased 05/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CHEERENT GROUP LIMITED→ 13070863 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHRISTIANS TOGETHER IN MISSION→ 06914491 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CLEARVIEW RELOCATION LIMITED→ 04051411 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| CLIPPIN’ MARVELLOUS LTD→ 14765847 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| COBBETTS VIEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 07400448 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| COLOUR GENIE LTD→ 08624001 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICES LTD→ 05570222 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| COMPUTER SALVAGE SPECIALISTS LIMITED→ 07027596 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CONCEPT HOMES LIMITED→ 03932291 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CONNECT READING LTD→ 04956922 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CONNECTIONS (AML) LIMITED→ 01662588 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1 Carnegie Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
RYAN, Dominic Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2004-10-14
RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2024-04-05
RYAN, Desmond Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2024-04-05
RYAN, Dorothea Elizabeth Hayden→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2024-04-05
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2004-10-14
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-16
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2024-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11