2004 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05326335 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.6y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,126,001
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£571k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.13M | £1.02M |
| Current assets | £1.35M | £1.20M |
| Cash | £570.7k | £667.1k |
| Debtors | £477.4k | £223.9k |
| Net assets | £1.13M | £1.01M |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-06➖HEANEY, Conor resignedsecretary
- 2015-04-06➖HEANEY, Conor resigneddirector
- 2005-11-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ge Commercial Financial Services Real Estate Properties Limited
- 2005-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 2004 LIMITED
- 2005-01-07➕MOUSTAFA, Tareq appointeddirector
- 2005-01-07➕HEANEY, Conor appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-07➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-01-07➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-01-07➕HEANEY, Conor appointeddirector
- 2005-01-07➕JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-01-07➖JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tareq Moustafa Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Seen Opticians
11 Police Street
Manchester
M2 7LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MOUSTAFA, Tareq→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2005-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEANEY, Conor→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-07 · resigned 2015-04-06
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-07 · resigned 2005-01-07
HEANEY, Conor→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2005-01-07 · resigned 2015-04-06
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-07 · resigned 2005-01-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ge Commercial Financial Services Real Estate Properties Ge Commercial Financial Services Real Estate Properties Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 21/11/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/10/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-03