50FIVEPLUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07885828 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-19
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-242023-12-31

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
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    BINKS, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-05-01
    ➖
    BINKS, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2018-05-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2017-12-21
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2016-01-15
    ➖
    STEVENS, Samantha resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 50FIVEPLUS LIMITED
  21. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    BINKS, Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    BINKS, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-12-19
    ➕
    STEVENS, Samantha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 Matthew J Binks
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/12/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

81 Lampits Hill
Corringham
Stanford-Le-Hope
SS17 9AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BINKS, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
BINKS, Matthew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINKS, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2018-05-01
Resigned
STEVENS, Samantha→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-12-19 · resigned 2016-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01