1984 LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08340273 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£46.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,235
Cash YoY
+4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 4.1% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£46.2k£43.0k
Current assets£40.3k£37.9k
Cash£39.5k£37.9k
Debtors£870
Net assets£46.2k£43.0k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-09-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 1984 LONDON LIMITED
  17. 2012-12-21
    JARRETT, Christopher James appointed
    director

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

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 Christopher James Jarrett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32120 — SIC 32120

Registered office

Unit 7a Waterside Business Park
Waterside
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JARRETT, Christopher James
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-21
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30