2XU UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09061680 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29

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 Jun 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £4,682

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Operating profit	£-4.7k	£-544.9k
Profit before tax	£-4.7k	£-544.9k
Average employees	100	100

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

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4 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-12
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-02
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MARKL, Harry appointed
secretary
2024-04-02
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MARKL, Harry appointed
director
2024-04-02
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RUZICKA, Ondrej resigned
secretary
2024-04-02
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RUZICKA, Ondrej resigned
director
2024-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-15
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MARKL, Harry resigned
director
2019-10-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-10-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-20
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RUZICKA, Ondrej appointed
secretary
2019-09-20
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TURGUT, Gokhan resigned
secretary
2019-09-20
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RUZICKA, Ondrej appointed
director
2018-12-18
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TURGUT, Gokhan appointed
secretary
2018-12-18
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CLARKE, Aidan resigned
director
2018-12-18
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DAVENPORT, Clyde William resigned
director
2018-12-18
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MARKL, Harry appointed
director
2016-02-04
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ROBERTS, Kevin Joseph, Mr. resigned
director
2014-05-29
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Company incorporated
As 2XU UK LIMITED
2014-05-29
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CLARKE, Aidan appointed
director
2014-05-29
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DAVENPORT, Clyde William appointed
director
2014-05-29
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ROBERTS, Kevin Joseph, Mr. 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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-05-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

7 Bell Yard

London

WC2A 2JR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MARKL, Harry→

secretary · appointed 2024-04-02

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Active

MARKL, Harry→

director · ~51y · appointed 2024-04-02

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Active

RUZICKA, Ondrej→

secretary · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2024-04-02

Resigned

TURGUT, Gokhan→

secretary · appointed 2018-12-18 · resigned 2019-09-20

Resigned

CLARKE, Aidan→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2018-12-18

Resigned

DAVENPORT, Clyde William→

director · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2018-12-18

Resigned

MARKL, Harry→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-12-18 · resigned 2019-10-15

Resigned

ROBERTS, Kevin Joseph, Mr.→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2016-02-04

Resigned

RUZICKA, Ondrej→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2024-04-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-06-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-06-12

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-06-12

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-10-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-10-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-10-13