20POUNDS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08142144 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (71/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2012-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 20POUNDS LTD
- 2012-07-13➕DE GALE, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Professional services · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
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| A JACKSON SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 06532354 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A&J CONSULTING LIMITED→ 12390206 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AEM COMMS LTD→ 16486680 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AESN CONSULTING LTD→ 16525120 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGAMI RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 17034838 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGGLISH LIMITED→ 13990992 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AGRI-FOOD AND BIOENERGY CONSULTING LTD.→ 09074040 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AGYE RESERVES LTD→ 16692797 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHASAN IMMIGRATION LTD→ 15811335 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AHENFO SERVICES LIMITED→ 14886722 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AHMLIZ CONSULT LTD→ 08844829 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AHOUFE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 14729299 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services
Registered office
83, Dursley Road
Blackheath
London
SE3 8PG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
DE GALE, Michael→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-07-13
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Recent filings (31 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-01-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-13