118 HH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09430831 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.7y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,638

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£9.6k
Current assets£10.0k
Cash£10.0k
Net assets£9.6k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-09-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Allied Finance Limited
  5. 2025-06-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-02-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-10-30
    RAYNER, Joe David appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-30
    ALBANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2024-10-30
    CROFT, John Downton resigned
    director
  12. 2024-10-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-10-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-10-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-10-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-10-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-08-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-08-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2024-08-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2024-08-16
    ROGERS, David Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-02-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2017-02-02
    CROFT, John Downton appointed
    director
  27. 2017-01-16
    ROGERS, Steven Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2015-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 118 HH LIMITED
  29. 2015-02-10
    ALBANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2015-02-10
    ROGERS, David Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2015-02-10
    ROGERS, Steven Michael 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joe David Rayner
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/10/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Downton Croftceased 30/10/2024· significant influence
  • Mr John Downton Croftceased 24/09/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David Michael Rogersceased 16/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

2 Sawyard Cottages
Sheffield Park
Uckfield
TN22 3QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

RAYNER, Joe David
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-30
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Active
ALBANY NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned
CROFT, John Downton
director · ~88y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned
ROGERS, David Michael
director · ~88y · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2024-08-16
Resigned
ROGERS, Steven Michael
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2017-01-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allied Finance
Allied Finance Limited
A registered charge04/09/2025
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27