9 NORTH WEST LTD

💤Zombieactive
09218702 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,667
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,513 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£11kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.7k£10.2k
Current assets£0£10.6k
Net assets£4.7k£10.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 9 NORTH WEST LTD
  18. 2014-09-15
    ➕
    HOLMES, Michael Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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.
  • 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 Michael Paul Holmes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/09/2016

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
Incorporated2014-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

19 Beacon Drive
Wirral
CH48 7EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOLMES, Michael Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-09-15
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-24