C HERGEST LTD

💤Zombieactive

09067540 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-03

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£277.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £277,688

Cash YoY

+2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£160k

↑ 1.8% YoY

Net Worth

£278k

↑ 8.7% YoY

Current Assets

£244k

↑ 7.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£280.2k	£260.4k
Current assets	£244.2k	£227.9k
Cash	£159.6k	£156.8k
Debtors	£63.7k	£54.5k
Net assets	£277.7k	£255.4k

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

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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2024-10-03
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2023-07-27
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2022-07-23
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2021-12-07
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2021-02-06
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2020-03-16
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2019-02-28
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2018-02-20
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2017-03-16
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2016-10-31
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HERGEST, Colin resigned
director
2016-10-31
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2016-06-02
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Company incorporated
As C HERGEST LTD
2014-06-03
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JONES, Beverley appointed
director
2014-06-03
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HERGEST, Colin appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Beverley Jones Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	12/05/2017

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

Incorporated2014-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

28 High Street

Aberdare

CF44 7AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JONES, Beverley→

director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-03

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Active

HERGEST, Colin→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-06-03 · resigned 2016-10-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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2026-01-02

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2025-11-21

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2025-01-18

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2024-10-03

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2024-01-09

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2023-07-27

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2023-01-13

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2022-07-23

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2022-01-10

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accounts · AA

2021-12-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-02-06

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2021-01-14

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accounts · AA

2020-03-16

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-09

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accounts · AA

2019-02-28