FOR THE LOVE OF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09808553 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-04
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 2025
Net worth
£47.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46170SIC 46170
  • 46342SIC 46342
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
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 £47,790

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£114k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£114kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£65.3k—
Current assets£114.5k—
Net assets£47.8k—
Average employees—100

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
4
filings
  • • 4 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 4 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2026-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-05-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-10-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-08-12
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2025-08-12
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2025-08-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2025-08-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  13. 2025-08-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2025-08-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2025-08-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  16. 2025-08-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  17. 2025-08-01
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  18. 2025-07-28
    ✏️
    legacy
    change-of-name · RP04SH01
  19. 2025-07-04
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  20. 2024-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2021-08-13
    ➖
    WARNER, Ryan resigned
    director
  24. 2019-07-01
    ➕
    WARNER, Ryan appointed
    director
  25. 2016-01-23
    ➖
    STOCKS, Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2015-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOR THE LOVE OF LIMITED
  27. 2015-10-04
    ➕
    HUGHSTON, James David appointed
    director
  28. 2015-10-04
    ➕
    STOCKS, 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-07-28: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James David Hughston
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/01/2017

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
Incorporated2015-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

15 Cedar Close
Lostock Gralam
Northwich
CW9 7XA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HUGHSTON, James David→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-10-04
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Active
STOCKS, Michael→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-10-04 · resigned 2016-01-23
Resigned
WARNER, Ryan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2021-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-05
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-04