LITTLE AND LONG LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08491291 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16
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
£-33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
32 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,393

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£33k-£26k-£19k-£12k-£5k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.1k£1.3k
Current assets£1.6k£1.5k
Net assets£-33.4k£-32.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-12-29
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  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2020-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2013-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE AND LONG LIMITED
  17. 2013-04-16
    FALCONER, Saskia Jane 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 13 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Saskia Jane Falconer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

36 Church Lane
Eaton
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 6NY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FALCONER, Saskia Jane
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-04-16
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-23