DELTA (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08889094 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£39.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52219SIC 52219
  • 70100Activities of head offices
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 (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
33 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,126

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£39k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 502% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£23k£31k£39kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£65.5k£2.5k
Current assets£19.2k£3.2k
Net assets£39.1k£35.3k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2019-06-24
    ➕
    BARRAND, Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2019-06-24
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  12. 2019-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-06-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-06-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As DELTA (CAMBRIDGE) LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-12
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara 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 Mark Barrand
Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Woodberry Secretarial Limitedceased 24/06/2019· 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
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

79 Cowley Road
Cambridge
CB4 0DN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARRAND, Mark→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-06-24
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-02-12 · resigned 2019-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-26