38 CAMBRIDGE ROAD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06620061 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-18
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    SAUNDERS, Stephen Allen Edwin John appointed
    secretary
  10. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    SUMMERS, Claire resigned
    secretary
  11. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    SUMMERS, Claire Marie resigned
    director
  12. 2018-06-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-06-18
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-06-18
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-06-18
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2016-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2008-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 38 CAMBRIDGE ROAD (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
  21. 2008-06-13
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Stephen Allen Edwin John appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-13
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Claire appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-13
    ➕
    SUMMERS, Claire Marie appointed
    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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Allen Edwin John Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Claire Marie Summersceased 18/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Rivendale
Herodsfoot
Liskeard
Cornwall
PL14 4QX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Stephen Allen Edwin John→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-18
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Active
SAUNDERS, Stephen Allen Edwin John→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-06-13
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Active
SUMMERS, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
SUMMERS, Claire Marie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-06-13 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-12