CHRIS BUILD (2013) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08404340 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£994
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of property unit trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £994

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£145
Net Worth
£994
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£4.1k
Current assets£18.5k
Cash£145
Debtors£18.4k
Net assets£994

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2013-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CHRIS BUILD (2013) LIMITED
  17. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    TALBOT, Diane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    TALBOT, Christopher Wayne appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-15
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-15
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    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 13 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
Mrs Diane Talbot
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Wayne Talbot
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64305 — Activities of property unit trusts

Registered office

183 Walsall Road
Great Wyrley
Walsall
WS6 6NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TALBOT, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-15
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Active
TALBOT, Christopher Wayne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-15
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Active
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-02-15 · resigned 2013-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23