5640 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06688962 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-04
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-09-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2008-09-06
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    SUMMERS, Barry appointed
    secretary
  16. 2008-09-06
    ➕
    ALDERSON, David appointed
    director
  17. 2008-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 5640 LIMITED
  18. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-09-04
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    MILES, Dudley Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-04
    ➖
    MILES, Dudley Robert Alexander resigned
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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

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 David Alderson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence03/09/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

7 Easby Court
Spennymoor
Co Durham
DL16 6YU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SUMMERS, Barry→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALDERSON, David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned
MILES, Dudley Robert Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-04