ANTIPOLE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10380540 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-16
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£463.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £463,300
Net assets shrinking
Down £23,300 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£463k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£97k£195k£292k£389k£487kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£463.3k£486.6k
Debtors£415.9k£439.2k
Net assets£463.3k£486.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-06-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2016-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTIPOLE LTD
  15. 2016-09-16
    ZENO, Giuseppe appointed
    director
  16. 2016-09-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giuseppe Zeno
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Somerset Way
Iver
Buckinghamshire
SL0 9AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZENO, Giuseppe
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-16
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16