CITY PREMIER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09945902 · 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
£929
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 £929

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£929
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£6kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£929£732
Current assets£5.5k£5.5k
Net assets£929£732

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-04-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-01-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-01-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-06
    SOMO, Jude appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-16
    SOMO, Jude appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-04-06
    K SOLUTIONS & CO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-04-06
    GHADERI, Hassan resigned
    director
  21. 2016-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CITY PREMIER LIMITED
  22. 2016-01-11
    K SOLUTIONS & CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2016-01-11
    GHADERI, Hassan 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jude Somo
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

20a Farm Road
Rainham
RM13 9JU
England

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 (2 active · 2 resigned)

SOMO, Jude
secretary · appointed 2016-04-16
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Active
SOMO, Jude
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-06-06
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Active
K SOLUTIONS & CO LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned
GHADERI, Hassan
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-11 · resigned 2016-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-02-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14