DOLPHIN FINANCIAL ADVICE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06389359 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-03
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees100100

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
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-01-01
    ➕
    NIEMYJSKI, Andrzej appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-01
    ➖
    NIEMYJSKI, Marian resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-01
    ➖
    DOLPHIN ACCOUNTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-04-05
    ➖
    NIEMYJSKI, Mariusz resigned
    director
  20. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    DOLPHIN ACCOUNTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-12-31
    ➖
    VLAD, Stefania resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-02-01
    ➖
    NIEMYJSKI, Andrzej resigned
    director
  23. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    NIEMYJSKI, Marian appointed
    director
  24. 2007-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As DOLPHIN FINANCIAL ADVICE LIMITED
  25. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    VLAD, Stefania appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-10-03
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    NIEMYJSKI, Andrzej appointed
    director
  29. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    NIEMYJSKI, Mariusz appointed
    director
  30. 2007-10-03
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2007-10-03
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Andrzej Niemyjski
Individual · Polish · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/01/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Marian Niemyjskiceased 01/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Marian Niemyjskiceased 01/01/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2007-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

16 New Hall Lane
Preston
PR1 4DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

NIEMYJSKI, Andrzej→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VLAD, Stefania→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2008-12-31
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2007-10-03
Resigned
DOLPHIN ACCOUNTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2019-06-01
Resigned
NIEMYJSKI, Andrzej→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
NIEMYJSKI, Marian→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
NIEMYJSKI, Mariusz→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-03 · resigned 2007-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14