COMMERCIAL MINDS LTD
💤Zombieactive
05744279 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-03-22➕O'BORNICK, Mark David appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-22➕O'BORNICK, Michelle Anne appointeddirector
- 2006-03-16➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-16➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs COMMERCIAL MINDS LTD
- 2006-03-15➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-15➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-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 20 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark O'Bornick Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/03/2018 |
Mrs Michelle Obornick Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAZE DIGITAL LIMITED→ 05780063 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BRAGS AND BRAMS LTD→ 15624648 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CARLISLE HAULAGE & TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15661487 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHRISTIANAH CARROLL'S MINISTRIES LIMITED→ 08827075 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CLARITY PROPERTY GROUP LTD→ 16550414 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLASSIC MINI SPARES LIMITED→ 03773416 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CLIVE DELL PGA LTD→ 07669409 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| COMPETITION SILENCERS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED→ 01733383 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| COMPLETE GLASS AND GLAZING LTD→ 13209935 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CONNECTION COMMUNITY CIC→ 17004417 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONTROL GEAR DISTRIBUTORS LTD.→ 02123948 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| CORE 1 LLP→ OC347191 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Rear Of Raydean House
15 Western Parade
Barnet
Herts
EN5 1AH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last: 2026-03-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
O'BORNICK, Mark David→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'BORNICK, Michelle Anne→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2006-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-03-16
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-03-15 · resigned 2006-03-16
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-21