24H LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07543220 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-20.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Postal activities under universal service obligation
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,190
Cash YoY
+319%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 319% YoY
Net Worth
-£20k
↑ 9.9% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£22k-£12k-£2k£9k£19k£29kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£9.8k£7.6k
Current assets£29.2k£13.8k
Cash£19.7k£4.7k
Debtors£9.5k£9.1k
Net assets£-20.2k£-22.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-25
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    MANTILLA, Lucila Reyes appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-25
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    BLUM, Jaime Andres resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-25
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  6. 2024-09-25
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  7. 2024-09-25
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  8. 2024-09-25
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  9. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-29
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-11-29
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  12. 2021-11-29
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  13. 2021-02-10
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  14. 2019-11-30
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  15. 2018-11-28
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  16. 2018-06-06
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  17. 2018-06-06
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-06
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  19. 2018-06-04
    ➖
    REYES MANTILLA, Lucila resigned
    director
  20. 2017-01-25
    ➖
    BLUM REYES, Maria Mercedes resigned
    director
  21. 2016-08-08
    ➕
    BLUM, Jaime Andres appointed
    director
  22. 2016-08-08
    ➕
    BLUM REYES, Maria Mercedes appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-16
    ➕
    REYES MANTILLA, Lucila appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-15
    ➖
    BLUM, Jaimie resigned
    director
  25. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    BLUM, Jaimie appointed
    director
  26. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    REYES MANTILLA, Lucila resigned
    director
  27. 2011-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 24H LOGISTICS LTD
  28. 2011-02-25
    ➕
    REYES MANTILLA, Lucila 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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mrs Lucila Reyes Mantilla
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jaime Andres Blumceased 25/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Lucila Reyes Mantillaceased 04/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53100 — Postal activities under universal service obligation

Registered office

165 Robert Dashwood Way
London
SE17 3PZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MANTILLA, Lucila Reyes→
director · ~72y · appointed 2024-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLUM, Jaime Andres→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2024-09-25
Resigned
BLUM, Jaimie→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2012-04-15
Resigned
BLUM REYES, Maria Mercedes→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-08 · resigned 2017-01-25
Resigned
REYES MANTILLA, Lucila→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-04-16 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
REYES MANTILLA, Lucila→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-11-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29