80NOIR ULTRA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09070517 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-04
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 2025
Net worth
£-85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £85,567

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£86k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£626
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£86k-£68k-£50k-£33k-£15k£3kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-49.0k£-27.3k
Current assets£626£2.7k
Debtors£626£2.7k
Net assets£-85.6k£-75.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2026-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Community Enable Funding Limited Crn: 16197578
  4. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-10
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2021-12-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-09
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  11. 2021-07-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 80NOIR ULTRA LIMITED
  20. 2014-06-04
    ARMITAGE, Carole Pamela appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Carole Pamela Armitage
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75100%
75-100% shares15/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 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
Incorporated2014-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

25 Stokesley Road
Northallerton
DL6 2TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ARMITAGE, Carole Pamela
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-06-04
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Community Enable Funding Crn: 16197578
Community Enable Funding Limited Crn: 16197578
A registered charge1 property16/02/2026
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-22