11 FLORFIELD PASSAGE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05926398 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-06
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-11-13➕HASSETT, Eugene Finbarr appointeddirector
- 2009-11-13➖DAWKINS, Stephen James resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-13➖DAWKINS, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2009-11-13➖NAUGHTON, Alan resigneddirector
- 2006-09-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 11 FLORFIELD PASSAGE LIMITED
- 2006-09-06➕DAWKINS, Stephen James appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-06➕KMS SECRETARIES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-06➖KMS SECRETARIES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-06➕DAWKINS, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2006-09-06➕NAUGHTON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2006-09-06➕KMS NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-09-06➖KMS NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-director
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Eugene Finbarr Hassett Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10 ALVINGTON CRESCENT RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 08811187 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
12 Forest Close
London
E11 1PY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
HASSETT, Eugene Finbarr→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAWKINS, Stephen James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2009-11-13
KMS SECRETARIES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
DAWKINS, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2009-11-13
NAUGHTON, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2009-11-13
KMS NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2006-09-06 · resigned 2006-09-06
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Recent filings (51 total)
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2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26