31 MEOLS DRIVE HOYLAKE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07225052 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-15
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
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year to Apr 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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-06-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-04-15
    ➕
    OGDEN, Rebecca Sandra appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-04-15
    ➖
    OGDEN, Pamela Jean resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 31 MEOLS DRIVE HOYLAKE LIMITED
  20. 2010-04-15
    ➕
    OGDEN, Anthony John appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-15
    ➕
    OGDEN, Pamela Jean appointed
    secretary

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 16 years.
  • 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 Anthony John Ogden
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

31 Meols Drive
Hoylake
Merseyside
CH47 4AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-29
Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

OGDEN, Rebecca Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2025-04-15
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Active
OGDEN, Anthony John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-04-15
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Active
OGDEN, Pamela Jean→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2025-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12