8 OVER 7 CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
09571173 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-06-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2015-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 OVER 7 CAPITAL LTD
  18. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    BROWNE, Chris 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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 Chris Browne
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

5 Station Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 2NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWNE, Chris→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-05-01
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16