247 SURF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06367342 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (70/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
60 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-29
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-05
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    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-19
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    MCNAMARA, Paul resigned
    director
  10. 2022-03-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-08-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-18
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    BALL, John Elliott appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-05-18
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    MCNAMARA, Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-05-18
    ➖
    THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-05-18
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-18
    ➖
    THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 247 SURF LIMITED
  25. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    BALL, John Elliott appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-09-11
    ➕
    THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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

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 John Elliott Ball
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/05/2017

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
Incorporated2007-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Tynywern
Dolau
Llandrindod Wells
Powys
LD1 5TL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-01
Last: 2026-05-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BALL, John Elliott→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALL, John Elliott→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCNAMARA, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-18 · resigned 2016-05-18
Resigned
THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2015-05-18
Resigned
MCNAMARA, Paul→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-18 · resigned 2022-12-19
Resigned
THE BOARDING COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-11 · resigned 2015-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29