CERA NORWAY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07192742 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-17
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (77/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
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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
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-01➖VARJAG LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-04➖STRON LEGAL SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-05-02➕VARJAG LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs CERA NORWAY LIMITED
- 2010-03-17➕LARSEN, Launy appointeddirector
- 2010-03-17➕STRON LEGAL SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
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Launy Larsen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 07/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/12/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Cera Invest Limitedceased 10/02/2021· 75-100% shares · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
183 Hendre Road
Pencoed, Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan
CF35 6PP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
LARSEN, Launy→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRON LEGAL SERVICES LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2016-05-04
VARJAG LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-02 · resigned 2022-11-01
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-10