COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS (KENT AND ESSEX) LIMITED

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06053915 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-02-11
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    DIXON, Gary resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPLIANCE CONSULTANTS (KENT AND ESSEX) LIMITED
  18. 2007-01-16
    ➕
    THOMSON, Paul Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-16
    ➕
    DIXON, Gary appointed
    secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 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

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 Paul Robert Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

17 Boldon Lane
Cleadon
Sunderland
SR6 7RH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Paul Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-01-16
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Active
DIXON, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2010-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-13