758863 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08855955 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100100

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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-05
    DICKINSON, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-03-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As 758863 LIMITED
  18. 2014-01-22
    MORT, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 63 — 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 candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aquaclean Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Aquaclean Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
758863 LIMITED
This company · 08855955

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
Aquaclean Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • William Mortceased 04/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

Three Lane Ends Farm
Holcombe Road
Rossendale
BB4 4PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DICKINSON, Rachel
secretary · appointed 2026-03-05
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Active
MORT, William
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-22
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08