6 UNDER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05996050 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-13
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (77/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-01-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-27➕COOKE, Chloe appointedsecretary
- 2024-11-27➖COOKE, Christine resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 6 UNDER LIMITED
- 2006-11-13➕COOKE, Gary appointeddirector
- 2006-11-13➕COOKE, Christine appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-13➕SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-13➖SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-13➕SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-13➖SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 64 — 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
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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 Gary Cooke Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 13/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Winterton House
High Street
Westerham
TN16 1AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
COOKE, Christine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2024-11-27
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2006-11-13
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2006-11-13
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-01-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-09