859 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09090520 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-21.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,442
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£18k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
-£21k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£185k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£24k£29k£82k£136k£189k£242kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-21.4k£-435
Current assets£184.9k£241.9k
Cash£17.6k£90.6k
Debtors£167.3k£151.3k
Net assets£-21.4k£-24.1k

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

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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
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-21
    ➖
    THORPE, Tracey Louise resigned
    director
  5. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-13
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  7. 2024-09-27
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-31
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  17. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 859 LIMITED
  19. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    THORPE, Jeremy John appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-17
    ➕
    THORPE, Tracey Louise 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy John Thorpe
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Tracey Louise Thorpeceased 30/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

Xeinadin,The Grange Lordship Road
Writtle
Chelmsford
CM1 3WT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THORPE, Jeremy John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-17
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Active
THORPE, Tracey Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-06-17 · resigned 2026-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22