CONSULT@ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05417735 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
61 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 accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-28
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  3. 2023-06-23
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  4. 2023-02-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    DALTON, Caroline Frances resigned
    director
  10. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-05-31
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  13. 2017-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-09-08
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    DALTON, David appointed
    director
  17. 2005-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CONSULT@ LIMITED
  18. 2005-04-07
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    DALTON, David George, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  19. 2005-04-07
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-04-07
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-04-07
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    DALTON, Caroline Frances appointed
    director
  22. 2005-04-07
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2005-04-07
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 David Dalton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/01/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Frances Daltonceased 30/11/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor Suite, Drapers House
Market Place
Sturminster Newton
Dorset
DT10 1AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DALTON, David George, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALTON, David→
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned
DALTON, Caroline Frances→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-25