29 CU & CO. LTD

💤Zombieactive
09868184 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£813£2k£2k£3k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.1k
Current assets£3.6k
Net assets£4.1k
Average employees100

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-24
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    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2023-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-16
    PATTON, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-06-17
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-04
    PATTON, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  14. 2018-08-04
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-02-19
    PATTON, Benjamin Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-19
    PATTON, Jennifer Ann resigned
    director
  17. 2018-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-02-19
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-02-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-02-19
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    officers · AP01
  21. 2015-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 29 CU & CO. LTD
  22. 2015-11-11
    PATTON, Jennifer Ann 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Mark Patton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares19/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jennifer Ann Pattonceased 19/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

The Gables Northfields Road
Nailsworth
Stroud
GL6 0NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PATTON, Benjamin Mark
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-02-19
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Active
PATTON, Jennifer Ann
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-08-04 · resigned 2023-03-16
Resigned
PATTON, Jennifer Ann
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-11 · resigned 2018-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22