33 HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10037027 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-02
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
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees10

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  4. 2025-08-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-08-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2025-07-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-07-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  9. 2025-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  10. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-11-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-06-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 33 HOLDINGS LIMITED
  22. 2016-03-02
    BROWNE, Ivan Lewis John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 med ·
3 new charges in last 12 months
medium

Heavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.

Evidence: 2025-10-29: A registered charge; 2025-07-25: A registered charge; 2025-07-25: A registered charge

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ivan Lewis John Browne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

23 London Road
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BROWNE, Ivan Lewis John
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-03-02
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property29/10/2025
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge25/07/2025
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge25/07/202512/08/2025
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15