74C EP LTD

💤Zombieactive
08589785 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-52.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £52,931
Cash YoY
-24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£24k
↓ 24% YoY
Net Worth
-£53k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£53k-£36k-£19k-£2k£15k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.07M£5.04M
Current assets£31.7k£32.0k
Cash£23.6k£31.2k
Debtors£8.1k£786
Net assets£-52.9k£-30.9k

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

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2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-04-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-11
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  11. 2019-01-22
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  12. 2018-10-01
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-09-30
    DAL, Mads Christoffer resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-20
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  16. 2016-06-20
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  17. 2015-11-02
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  18. 2014-05-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Efg Private Bank (Channel Islands) Limited
  19. 2013-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 74C EP LTD
  20. 2013-06-28
    DAL, Torben appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-28
    DAL, Mads Christoffer appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Kapital Estates Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kapital Estates Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
74C EP LTD
This company · 08589785

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kapital Estates Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/12/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Retex Enterprises Ltdceased 11/12/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Lambourne Crescent, Cardiff Business Park
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF14 5GF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DAL, Torben
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-06-28
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Active
DAL, Mads Christoffer
secretary · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2018-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Efg Private Bank (Channel Islands)
Efg Private Bank (Channel Islands) Limited
A registered charge1 property09/05/2014
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18