7 SUMMITS EXPEDITIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07454095 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (81/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-02📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2014-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-11-30➕PARKER, Keith Gary appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30➖FRANCIS, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2010-12-16➕PARKER & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-12-16➕FRANCIS, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 SUMMITS EXPEDITIONS LIMITED
- 2010-11-29➕STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointeddirector
- 2010-11-29➖STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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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Mr Keith Gary Parker Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Summit House
10 Waterside Court
City Of Newport
NP20 5NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PARKER & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIES) LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARKER, Keith Gary→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANCIS, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-12-16 · resigned 2012-11-30
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-11-29 · resigned 2010-11-29
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-29