ENTOCYCLE LTD
💤Zombieactive
09203334 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-04
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-8.90M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38210
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,903,438
Cash YoY
+161%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.4m
↑ 161% YoY
Net Worth
-£8.9m
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.00M | £-6.21M |
| Current assets | £1.46M | £880.8k |
| Cash | £1.40M | £536.0k |
| Debtors | £63.1k | £344.9k |
| Net assets | £-8.90M | £-6.21M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-07➖BURKITT, Martin Patrick resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20➕BURKITT, Martin Patrick appointedsecretary
- 2024-08-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-08-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-03-20➖OLIVARES, Sergio resignedsecretary
- 2022-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2014-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ENTOCYCLE LTD
- 2014-09-04➕OLIVARES WHITAKER, Keiran Camilo appointeddirector
- 2014-09-04➕OLIVARES, Sergio appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Keiran Olivares Whitaker Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38210 — SIC 38210
Registered office
29 Shand Street
London
SE1 2ES
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
OLIVARES WHITAKER, Keiran Camilo→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2014-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURKITT, Martin Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2025-07-07
OLIVARES, Sergio→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-04 · resigned 2023-03-20
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-01