679-43 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05811622 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-10
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
75 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-11-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-03-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-01
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    MILLER, Martin John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-05-11
    ➕
    GLOVER, Sam appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-05-11
    ➖
    GLOVER, Sam resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-05-11
    ➖
    MILLER, Martin John resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-11
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    GLOVER, Sam appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-11
    ➖
    BEJU MILLER, Ioana resigned
    director
  24. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    MILLER, Martin John appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-05-15
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    BEJU MILLER, Ioana appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-15
    ➕
    MILLER, Martin John appointed
    director
  28. 2006-05-15
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 679-43 LIMITED
  30. 2006-05-10
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-05-10
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sam Glover
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Westbourne Real Estate Ltdceased 20/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated2006-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

843 Finchley Road
London
NW11 8NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

GLOVER, Sam→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLOVER, Sam→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-11 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
MILLER, Martin John→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-10 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned
BEJU MILLER, Ioana→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2012-05-11
Resigned
MILLER, Martin John→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-10 · resigned 2006-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15