1846 NOMINEES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05953366 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
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 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
54 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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31➖HALKETT, Steven Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08➖AINSWORTH, Keith resigneddirector
- 2020-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-31➕HALKETT, Steven Alexander appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05➕AINSWORTH, Keith appointeddirector
- 2012-12-05➖GOODMAN, Timothy Edward resigneddirector
- 2012-03-05➕GOODMAN, Timothy Edward appointeddirector
- 2012-03-05➖JANES, Steven Prance resigneddirector
- 2008-11-05➖AINSWORTH, Keith resigneddirector
- 2008-11-05➕JANES, Steven Prance appointeddirector
- 2008-10-21➖BEDDOES, Peter Charles resigneddirector
- 2007-12-10➕BEDDOES, Peter Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 1846 NOMINEES LIMITED
- 2006-10-02➕LEE, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-02➕LEE, Robert James appointeddirector
- 2006-10-02➕AINSWORTH, Keith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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.)
Group structure
Wright Hassall Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Wright Hassall Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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1846 NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · 05953366
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Wright Hassall Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Wright Hassall Leamington Limitedceased 19/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Olympus Avenue
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV34 6BF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
Active
LEE, Robert James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AINSWORTH, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2020-10-08
AINSWORTH, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-02 · resigned 2008-11-05
BEDDOES, Peter Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2008-10-21
GOODMAN, Timothy Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-03-05 · resigned 2012-12-05
HALKETT, Steven Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-05-31 · resigned 2025-03-31
JANES, Steven Prance→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-11-05 · resigned 2012-03-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14