BASIC ELEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07044926 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-15
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
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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: high (80/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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 (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-14
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    HORDER, Charles appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-14
    ➖
    HENEAGE, Charles Arthur resigned
    director
  12. 2024-10-14
    ➖
    HENEAGE, Gillian Carola resigned
    director
  13. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-04-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2022-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-04-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-04-04
    ➕
    HENEAGE, Charles Arthur appointed
    director
  24. 2022-04-04
    ➕
    HENEAGE, Gillian Carola appointed
    director
  25. 2022-04-04
    ➖
    HORDER, Charles resigned
    director
  26. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2011-10-06
    ➕
    HORDER, Charles appointed
    director
  28. 2011-10-06
    ➖
    O'SULLIVAN, Alan James resigned
    director
  29. 2009-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BASIC ELEMENT LIMITED
  30. 2009-10-15
    ➕
    HORDER, Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2009-10-15
    ➖
    HORDER, Charles resigned
    director
  32. 2009-10-15
    ➕
    O'SULLIVAN, Alan James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Charles Horder
Individual · English · DOB 08/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Charles Arthur Heneageceased 14/10/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Charles Horderceased 04/04/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2009-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

44, Hadley Highstone,
Hadley,
Barnet,
Hertfordshire,
EN5 4PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HORDER, Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2024-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENEAGE, Charles Arthur→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned
HENEAGE, Gillian Carola→
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-04-04 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned
HORDER, Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-10-06 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned
HORDER, Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-10-15 · resigned 2009-10-15
Resigned
O'SULLIVAN, Alan James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-10-15 · resigned 2011-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18