LLOYD'S REGISTER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05862945 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-06-30
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
64 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.
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 (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-04➕BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-04➕BIGMORE, Tracey Anne appointeddirector
- 2019-01-31➖GERRARD, Ashley Louise resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-31➖GERRARD, Ashley Louise resigneddirector
- 2018-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-16➖COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-16➕GERRARD, Ashley Louise appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-16➖COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip resigneddirector
- 2017-10-16➕GERRARD, Ashley Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➕COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➖STONE, Carla resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30➖POVEY, Keith Owen resigneddirector
- 2016-11-30➕STONE, Carla appointeddirector
- 2015-03-04➕COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-20➖WHITE, Timothy Scott resignedsecretary
- 2010-12-31➖MOORHOUSE, David George resigneddirector
- 2009-10-30➖TAAFFE, Emma Jane resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-30➕WHITE, Timothy Scott appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-20➖KAYSER, Michael Arthur resigneddirector
- 2006-06-30🏢Company incorporatedAs LLOYD'S REGISTER LIMITED
- 2006-06-30➕TAAFFE, Emma Jane appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➕KAYSER, Michael Arthur appointeddirector
- 2006-06-30➕MOORHOUSE, David George appointeddirector
- 2006-06-30➕POVEY, Keith Owen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
71 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 4BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)
BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-02-04
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BIGMORE, Tracey Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-04 · resigned 2017-10-16
GERRARD, Ashley Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2019-01-31
TAAFFE, Emma Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2009-10-30
WHITE, Timothy Scott→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-10-30 · resigned 2014-09-20
COLBY-BLAKE, Chad Phillip→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2017-10-16
GERRARD, Ashley Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-10-16 · resigned 2019-01-31
KAYSER, Michael Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2008-03-20
MOORHOUSE, David George→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2010-12-31
POVEY, Keith Owen→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2016-11-30
STONE, Carla→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-30 · resigned 2017-06-30
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Recent filings (64 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-02