412DL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09937240 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£813.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £813,120
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£813k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-21 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.70M |
| Current assets | £1.06M |
| Net assets | £813.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-12-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-12➖LENNICK GREEN, Denise resigneddirector
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs 412DL LIMITED
- 2016-01-05➕GREEN, Laurence Anthony appointeddirector
- 2016-01-05➕LENNICK GREEN, Denise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence Anthony Green Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 04/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Brulimar House
Jubilee Road
Middleton
M24 2LX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last made up to: 2025-01-21
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GREEN, Laurence Anthony→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LENNICK GREEN, Denise→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2016-01-05 · resigned 2022-11-12
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-23
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-12-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16