TUNSTEAD IFC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06023536 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-18➖STARLING, James Derek resignedsecretary
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-19➖GOFF, William Thomas Noel Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-19➕STARLING, James Derek appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs TUNSTEAD IFC LIMITED
- 2006-12-08➕PLACE, Timothy Margetson appointeddirector
- 2006-12-08➕GOFF, William Thomas Noel Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-08➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-08➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
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 63. 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 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Timothy Margetson Place Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ANGLIA DIRECTORS LIMITED→ 06371703 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Church Farm
Tunstead
Norwich
NR12 8RQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
PLACE, Timothy Margetson→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOFF, William Thomas Noel Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2007-12-19
STARLING, James Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-19 · resigned 2022-11-18
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-08 · resigned 2006-12-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (44 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-11