19C LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08812942 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-12
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£27.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,744

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£30.4k£19.5k
Current assets£40.3k£19.2k
Net assets£27.7k£13.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-08-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-08-16
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-08-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-12
    ➖
    KULPA, Peter George resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-12
    ➖
    ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin Harry resigned
    director
  9. 2024-07-25
    ➖
    ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-07-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-08-04
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    capital · SH01
  21. 2021-07-30
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2021-07-29
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    DREW, Bruce James appointed
    director
  23. 2021-07-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-03-18
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    KULPA, Peter George appointed
    director
  26. 2013-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 19C LIMITED
  27. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-12-12
    ➕
    ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin Harry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Bruce James Drew
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/08/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Martin Harry Robertson-Bondceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Martin Harry Robertson-Bondceased 30/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Peter George Kulpaceased 30/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Deborah Claire Rhodes Robertson-Bondceased 30/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Grenville House
9 Boutport Street
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 1TZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DREW, Bruce James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2024-07-25
Resigned
KULPA, Peter George→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-18 · resigned 2024-08-12
Resigned
ROBERTSON-BOND, Martin Harry→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2024-08-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-12-01