CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08811419 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-11
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-15📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-01-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- 2013-12-11➕HALLWORTH, Ivan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ivan Hallworth Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRENDA MICHELLE WEEKS LIMITED→ 16690800 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARCLO TECHNICAL PLASTICS (SLOUGH) LIMITED→ 00315171 · est 1936 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 89y | — | — |
| CASTOR ISLAND LTD→ 13236694 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CATERHAM BARRACKS COMMUNITY TRUST→ 03885646 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CATOR ESTATE (BECKENHAM) LIMITED→ 02578599 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| CENTRAL CAB HIRE LIMITED→ 09197932 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON HORN OF AFRICA LTD→ 16483451 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHAPMANS SPRINGS LIMITED→ 00531066 · est 1954 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 72y | — | — |
| CHARLES HELLIS AND SONS LIMITED→ 12123097 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CHARLTON (VEHICLE FINISHERS) LIMITED→ 05462141 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| CHARLTON TIPPER BODIES LIMITED→ 13141595 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
1-7 Park Road
Caterham
CR3 5TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HALLWORTH, Ivan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-12-11
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-02-15