08174806 LTD

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08174806 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-10
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2021-10-07
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2021-10-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2016-06-28
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2016-06-28
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2015-09-02
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2015-09-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2014-11-06
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2014-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2014-11-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2014-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2014-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2013-08-12
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2012-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 08174806 LTD
  14. 2012-08-10
    ARCHER, Marcus appointed
    director
  15. 2012-08-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2015-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-08-24

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

26a High Street
Wetherby
West Yorkshire
LS22 6LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2015-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2013-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-08-24OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ARCHER, Marcus
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-08-10
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Recent filings (12 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2021-10-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-07
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2016-06-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2015-09-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2015-09-01
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2014-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-05-09
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-08-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2012-08-10