999 WATCHES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09095841 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-20
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£20
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£20£4£28£52£76£100Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-20£-20
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£-20£-20

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-09-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-07-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2014-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 999 WATCHES LIMITED
  18. 2014-06-20
    STAVROU, Mario 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
Mr Mario Stavrou
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Woodgate House
2-8 Games Road
Cockfosters
Herts
EN4 9HN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STAVROU, Mario
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-06-20
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02