CUNNINGHAM & PARTNERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06587155 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-08
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (79/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
52 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 accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-05-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CUNNINGHAM & PARTNERS LIMITED
- 2008-05-08➕CUNNINGHAM, Dominic John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CUNNINGHAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dominic John Cunningham Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAM LAND (DURSLEY) LIMITED→ 10111687 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CARR MITCHELL LIMITED→ 06913493 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CATALINA INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 10429907 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CLARIDGES FINANCE LIMITED→ 11159434 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| COLINT LIMITED→ 14252877 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CONANCE LIMITED→ 01966411 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| CORAL BRIDGING LIMITED→ 12939911 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CORMEL2 LTD→ 14289424 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CREWCOBRA LIMITED→ 03493956 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| CULFORD DE BEAUVOIR LTD→ 08127860 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CVS PROPERTIES LTD→ 09646575 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| D3GEN INVESTMENTS LTD→ 14771833 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Registered office
120 Cockfosters Road
Barnet
EN4 0DZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CUNNINGHAM, Dominic John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-05-08
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-09