CERT (UK) LTD.

💤Zombieactive

09954717 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-01-15

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£4.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other food services

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
96090Other service activities n.e.c.
99000Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

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: 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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,996

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4k

↑ 75% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-05	2024-04-05
Total assets	£4.0k	£2.3k
Current assets	—	£68
Net assets	£4.0k	£2.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2024-12-21
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accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-11-28
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accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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officers · TM01
2021-11-15
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LOWRY, Kenneth Russell resigned
director
2021-07-26
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officers · AP01
2021-07-10
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LOWRY, Kenneth Russell appointed
director
2021-05-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-15
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gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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officers · TM01
2020-08-25
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LOWRY, Kenneth Russell resigned
director
2020-07-16
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-04-16
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officers · AP01
2020-04-03
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LOWRY, Kenneth Russell appointed
director
2019-06-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-21
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STALKER, Sandra resigned
director
2019-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-28
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WILSON, David Robertson resigned
director
2018-01-15
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DUST, Susan resigned
secretary
2018-01-15
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BELL, Andrew David resigned
director
2018-01-15
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DUST, Susan resigned
director
2016-12-21
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DUST, Susan appointed
secretary
2016-11-01
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KENYON, Ronald James resigned
secretary
2016-10-12
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KENYON, Ronald James resigned
director
2016-09-14
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BELL, Andrew David appointed
director
2016-07-28
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STALKER, Sandra appointed
director
2016-07-28
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WILSON, David Robertson appointed
director
2016-04-04
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BUTTERWORTH, Nicola Susan resigned
director
2016-04-04
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SLEE, Sheila Eileen resigned
director
2016-02-12
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BENNETT, Allan resigned
director
2016-01-18
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ADDENBROOKE, Robert Keith resigned
director
2016-01-18
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DUST, Susan appointed
director
2016-01-15
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Company incorporated
As CERT (UK) LTD.
2016-01-15
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WILDE, Kerryanne Mckay appointed
director
2016-01-15
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KENYON, Ronald James appointed
secretary
2016-01-15
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ADDENBROOKE, Robert Keith appointed
director
2016-01-15
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BENNETT, Allan appointed
director
2016-01-15
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BUTTERWORTH, Nicola Susan appointed
director
2016-01-15
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KENYON, Ronald James appointed
director
2016-01-15
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SLEE, Sheila Eileen 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kerryanne Mckay Polson Wilde Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53	—	—	board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2016-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

C/O The Office 35 West Lane

Shap

Penrith

Cumbria

CA10 3LT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-05

Last made up to: 2025-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-11

Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

WILDE, Kerryanne Mckay→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUST, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2016-12-21 · resigned 2018-01-15

Resigned

KENYON, Ronald James→

secretary · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-11-01

Resigned

ADDENBROOKE, Robert Keith→

director · ~71y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-01-18

Resigned

BELL, Andrew David→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2018-01-15

Resigned

BENNETT, Allan→

director · ~80y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-02-12

Resigned

BUTTERWORTH, Nicola Susan→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-04-04

Resigned

DUST, Susan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-01-18 · resigned 2018-01-15

Resigned

KENYON, Ronald James→

director · ~75y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-10-12

Resigned

LOWRY, Kenneth Russell→

director · ~53y · appointed 2021-07-10 · resigned 2021-11-15

Resigned

LOWRY, Kenneth Russell→

director · ~53y · appointed 2020-04-03 · resigned 2020-08-25

Resigned

SLEE, Sheila Eileen→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-01-15 · resigned 2016-04-04

Resigned

STALKER, Sandra→

director · ~75y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2019-06-21

Resigned

WILSON, David Robertson→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2018-11-28

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-11-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-11-16

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-07-26

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-05-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-09