DEBT RESOLUTION FORUM

💤Zombieactive
06035934 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-12-21
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 (73/100)

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
28 officers (1 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
110 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 accounts
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Net assets—£24.7k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    HOLMES, Christopher resigned
    director
  2. 2026-02-26
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  3. 2025-09-26
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  4. 2025-05-09
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-15
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  6. 2023-08-25
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  7. 2022-08-25
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  8. 2021-01-26
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  9. 2021-01-26
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  10. 2019-09-05
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  11. 2018-09-20
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  12. 2018-09-20
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  13. 2017-09-26
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  14. 2017-06-12
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-29
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    BOWLER, Neil James resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-09-29
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    BOWLER, Neil James resigned
    director
  18. 2016-09-29
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    GRAVESON, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-29
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    officers · TM02
  20. 2016-07-11
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    WRIGLEY, Gillian resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-29
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    BUDSWORTH, Beverley Ellice resigned
    director
  22. 2015-11-24
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    SLATER, Steven George resigned
    director
  23. 2015-07-23
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    GILES, Melanie Reevel resigned
    director
  24. 2015-04-14
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    HALL, John Michael resigned
    director
  25. 2014-07-23
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    OAKLEY, Derek John resigned
    director
  26. 2014-05-06
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    MORAN, Denise Samantha Lee resigned
    director
  27. 2012-12-20
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    WALKER, Suzanna resigned
    director
  28. 2012-09-19
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    GILES, Melanie Reevel appointed
    director
  29. 2012-09-14
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    BROADSTOCK, Mark John resigned
    director
  30. 2012-07-24
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    OAKLEY, Derek John appointed
    director
  31. 2012-03-01
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    SLATER, Steven George appointed
    director
  32. 2011-09-20
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    BROADSTOCK, Mark John appointed
    director
  33. 2011-09-20
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    MORAN, Denise Samantha Lee appointed
    director
  34. 2011-08-16
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    HEDGER, John David resigned
    director
  35. 2011-03-01
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    OAKLEY, Derek John resigned
    director
  36. 2011-02-01
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    RANKIN, David resigned
    director
  37. 2011-02-01
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    THORPE, Antoinette resigned
    director
  38. 2010-09-14
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    DUNION, Diane Grace resigned
    director
  39. 2010-01-25
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    HEDGER, John David appointed
    director
  40. 2009-12-20
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    BARTMAN, Jonathan resigned
    director
  41. 2009-12-01
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    THORPE, Antoinette appointed
    director
  42. 2009-10-01
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    PEARSON, Nicholas Wulstan resigned
    director
  43. 2009-05-26
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    WALKER, Suzanna appointed
    director
  44. 2009-04-13
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    BARTMAN, Jonathan appointed
    director
  45. 2009-04-13
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    GRAVESON, Andrew Simon appointed
    director
  46. 2009-04-13
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    OAKLEY, Derek John appointed
    director
  47. 2009-03-11
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    HOLLAND, Ian David resigned
    director
  48. 2009-02-20
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    RANKIN, David appointed
    director
  49. 2008-11-20
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    BUDSWORTH, Beverley Ellice appointed
    director
  50. 2008-11-20
    ➕
    DUNION, Diane Grace appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

First Floor 219 Ashley Road
Hale
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA15 9SZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (1 active · 27 resigned)

MOND, David Emanuel Merton→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWLER, Neil James→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2016-09-29
Resigned
HALLIWELLS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2007-01-11
Resigned
BARTMAN, Jonathan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-04-13 · resigned 2009-12-20
Resigned
BOWLER, Neil James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2016-09-29
Resigned
BROADSTOCK, Mark John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2012-09-14
Resigned
BUDSWORTH, Beverley Ellice→
director · ~67y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2016-01-29
Resigned
DUNION, Diane Grace→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-11-20 · resigned 2010-09-14
Resigned
DUNION, Diane Grace→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned
GILES, Melanie Reevel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-09-19 · resigned 2015-07-23
Resigned
GRAVESON, Andrew Simon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-13 · resigned 2016-09-29
Resigned
HALL, John Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2015-04-14
Resigned
HEDGER, John David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-01-25 · resigned 2011-08-16
Resigned
HIGGINS, Paul→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2007-10-19
Resigned
HOLLAND, Ian David→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2009-03-11
Resigned
HOLMES, Christopher→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2026-02-26
Resigned
KIRBY, Timothy Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2008-01-29
Resigned
MORAN, Denise Samantha Lee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2014-05-06
Resigned
OAKLEY, Derek John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-07-24 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned
OAKLEY, Derek John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-04-13 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (110 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-02