434 ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05404769 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-29
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees500500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
    ➖
    ALLEN, Martin John resigned
    director
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-12-01
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    ALLEN, Russell Anthony James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-09-14
    ➖
    ALLEN, Allison Jayne resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-09-14
    ➖
    ALLEN, Allison Jayne resigned
    director
  22. 2007-02-07
    ➕
    ALLEN, Allison Jayne appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 434 ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  24. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    ALLEN, Allison Jayne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-03-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-03-29
    ➕
    ALLEN, Martin John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Russell Anthony James Allen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/01/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Martin John Allenceased 28/10/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Allison Jayne Allenceased 31/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

30 St. Giles
Oxford
OX1 3LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ALLEN, Russell Anthony James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Allison Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2019-09-14
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2005-03-29
Resigned
ALLEN, Allison Jayne→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-07 · resigned 2019-09-14
Resigned
ALLEN, Martin John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2024-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29