8PLASTICSPLUS

💤Zombieactive
08146686 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-07-17
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
45 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-09-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-07-03
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    BRUDENELL, Alistair James resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-07-03
    ➖
    BRUDENELL, Alistair James resigned
    director
  17. 2020-07-03
    ➖
    HUNT, Samuel resigned
    director
  18. 2020-07-03
    ➖
    NWEKE, Chidiebere (Chidi) Chris resigned
    director
  19. 2020-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2020-07-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  22. 2020-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-05-23
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    NWEKE, Chidiebere (Chidi) Chris appointed
    director
  25. 2013-10-09
    ➕
    HUNT, Samuel appointed
    director
  26. 2012-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 8PLASTICSPLUS
  27. 2012-07-17
    ➕
    ANYANWU, Ikechukwu Sampson appointed
    director
  28. 2012-07-17
    ➕
    BRUDENELL, Alistair James appointed
    secretary
  29. 2012-07-17
    ➕
    BRUDENELL, Alistair James 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Hunt
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
—25–50%25-50% voting07/09/2020
Ikechukwu Sampson Anyanwu
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Alistair Blundellceased 07/09/2020· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ikechukwu Sampson Anyanwuceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2012-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

28 Charles Square
London
N1 6HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ANYANWU, Ikechukwu Sampson→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUDENELL, Alistair James→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-17 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned
BRUDENELL, Alistair James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-07-17 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned
HUNT, Samuel→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-09 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned
NWEKE, Chidiebere (Chidi) Chris→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2020-07-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-08