SNIPE MOSS LTD
💤Zombieactive
05758675 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-28
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£42.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £42,215
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£42k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.2k |
| Net assets | £42.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-09➖HARRISON, Sheila Mary Gould resigneddirector
- 2006-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs SNIPE MOSS LTD
- 2006-03-28➕HARRISON, William Peter appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-28➕HARRISON, William Peter appointeddirector
- 2006-03-28➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-28➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-03-28➕HARRISON, Sheila Mary Gould appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Peter Harrison Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sheila Mary Gould Harrisonceased 24/06/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| AITKEN-WALKER PROPERTY CO LTD.→ 04138544 · est 2001 | £559.9k £475.9k–£643.9k | — | £559.9k | — | 25y | 82 | 67y |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Rampart House
The Walls
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
TD15 1DE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HARRISON, William Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, William Peter→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2006-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2006-03-28
HARRISON, Sheila Mary Gould→
Resigneddirector · ~103y · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2017-02-09
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-06