32T LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06237944 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
70 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Average employees1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    WINTON, Philippa Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-09-03
    ➖
    THACKER, Dane Peter resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 32T LIMITED
  21. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    WINTON, Douglas Harry appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    WINTON, Philippa Jane appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    THACKER, Dane Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-05-04
    ➖
    ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 74 — 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 74 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 Douglas Harry Winton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/05/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

Signal House
Jacklyns Lane
Alresford
SO24 9JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WINTON, Douglas Harry→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINTON, Philippa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned
THACKER, Dane Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2008-09-03
Resigned
ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19