CATSHEAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05985949 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-01
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,123
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,589 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 267% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k£4k£13k£22k£30k£39kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£70.4k£67.7k
Current assets£34.4k£38.9k
Net assets£-4.1k£2.5k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-20
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  3. 2023-07-19
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  4. 2022-08-16
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  5. 2021-11-19
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  6. 2021-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-11-01
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-03-03
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    HEWITT, Julian James Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2010-03-03
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    HEWITT, Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2008-07-09
    ➖
    HEWITT, Marie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-09
    ➖
    HEWITT, Julian James Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2008-07-09
    ➕
    HEWITT, Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-07
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    HART, Sharon resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-11-07
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    HEWITT, Marie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-11-07
    ➕
    HEWITT, Julian James Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-07
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    WILKINSON, Colin John resigned
    nominee-director
  25. 2006-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CATSHEAD LIMITED
  26. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    HART, Sharon appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-11-01
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    WILKINSON, Colin John appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julian James Edward Hewitt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

19-21 Middle Row
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 3AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HEWITT, Julian James Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Sharon→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned
HEWITT, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2008-07-09
Resigned
HEWITT, Julian James Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-11-07 · resigned 2008-07-09
Resigned
HEWITT, Marie→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-09 · resigned 2010-03-03
Resigned
WILKINSON, Colin John→
nominee-director · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2006-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-27