UPP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06885753 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-26
    ➖
    HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-04-24
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    HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr appointed
    director
  10. 2022-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-04-29
    ➕
    BOORNE, Simon Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-29
    ➖
    GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby resigned
    director
  14. 2022-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2020-11-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-01-31
    ➖
    BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine resigned
    director
  21. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-05-01
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  23. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William resigned
    director
  25. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine appointed
    director
  26. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby appointed
    director
  27. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    O'SHEA, Sean resigned
    director
  28. 2009-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UPP LIMITED
  29. 2009-04-23
    ➕
    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William appointed
    secretary
  30. 2009-04-23
    ➕
    BENKEL, Julian Christopher William appointed
    director
  31. 2009-04-23
    ➕
    O'SHEA, Sean appointed
    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 17 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.)

Group structure

Upp Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Upp Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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UPP LIMITED
This company · 06885753

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Upp Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

First Floor
12 Arthur Street
London
EC4R 9AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOORNE, Simon Anthony→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENKEL, Julian Christopher William→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
BENKEL, Julian Christopher William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
BIENFAIT, Richard Antoine→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned
GERVAISE-JONES, Henry Barnaby→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2022-04-29
Resigned
HARE, Alexander Edward Compton, Mr →
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-24 · resigned 2025-09-26
Resigned
O'SHEA, Sean→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-06