CULCHETH MAILS & RETAIL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09401440 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-22
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
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Banks
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,373

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£14.4k£8.4k
Current assets£25.0k£13.9k
Net assets£14.4k£8.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-12-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-12-15
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-11-01
    UGRADAR, Sarfraz Daud resigned
    director
  12. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-07
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-01-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-01-15
    UGRADAR, Daud Ismail resigned
    director
  17. 2017-12-01
    UGRADAR, Farhan Daud appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-08
    UGRADAR, Daud Ismail appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CULCHETH MAILS & RETAIL LIMITED
  21. 2015-01-22
    UGRADAR, Sarfraz Daud appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

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 Farhan Daud Ugradar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest15/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sarfraz Daud Ugradarceased 15/12/2019· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64191 — Banks

Registered office

7 Jackson Avenue
Culcheth
Warrington
WA3 4EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

UGRADAR, Farhan Daud
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UGRADAR, Daud Ismail
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-08 · resigned 2018-01-15
Resigned
UGRADAR, Sarfraz Daud
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-01-22 · resigned 2019-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-30