LUCRIN UK LTD

💤Zombieactive

10352573 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-31

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46240

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-21
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2025-07-07
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accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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accounts · AA
2023-08-18
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accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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officers · TM02
2020-11-02
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officers · AP04
2020-10-31
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ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-10-31
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-16
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accounts · AA
2019-08-08
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accounts · AA
2018-05-29
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accounts · AA
2017-10-09
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2016-08-31
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Company incorporated
As LUCRIN UK LTD
2016-08-31
➕
CHAKER, Mehdi appointed
director
2016-08-31
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FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD appointed
corporate-secretary

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

45/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mehdi Chaker Individual · Swiss · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/09/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Kyis Holding Ltdceased 10/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated2016-08-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46240 — SIC 46240

Registered office

Wilberforce House

Station Road

London

NW4 4QE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-10

Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-10-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHAKER, Mehdi→

director · ~55y · appointed 2016-08-31

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Active

FRENGER INTERNATIONAL LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2020-10-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2026-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-29

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-29

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-21