19 HIGH STREET, ST NEOTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09005919 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (69/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-17
    ➖
    NICHOLLS, Alan James resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-11
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    SHARP, Alexander James resigned
    director
  12. 2024-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    SHARP, Alexander James appointed
    director
  20. 2017-09-01
    ➖
    GRAY, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2017-09-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    GERTLER, Jon Bernard resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    GRAY, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Alan James appointed
    director
  25. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    SHERMAN, David Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2014-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 19 HIGH STREET, ST NEOTS LTD
  27. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    GERTLER, Jon Bernard appointed
    director
  28. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    SHERMAN, David Alan appointed
    director

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Countess Close
Eaton Socon
St. Neots
PE19 8QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HIGGINS, Jacqueline Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GERTLER, Jon Bernard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
GRAY, Amanda Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Alan James→
director · ~91y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned
SHARP, Alexander James→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-01-01 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
SHERMAN, David Alan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02