LDK INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09943907 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-11
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,346,133

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£5.1m
↓ 6.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1.1m£2.2m£3.3m£4.3m£5.4mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£7.52M£936.0k
Current assets£5.06M£5.42M
Net assets£1.35M£936.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2019-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-04-12
    ➖
    LENEY, Simon David resigned
    director
  11. 2019-02-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-01-25
    ➖
    CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-01-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-25
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2016-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As LDK INVESTMENTS LTD
  19. 2016-01-11
    ➕
    BANKS, Louise Amanda appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-11
    ➕
    CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2016-01-11
    ➕
    LENEY, Simon David 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Louise Amanda Banks
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Cripps Trust Corporation Limitedceased 01/01/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

48 Station Road
Holywell Green
Halifax
HX4 9AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BANKS, Louise Amanda→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2019-01-25
Resigned
LENEY, Simon David→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2019-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-18