281 DESIGN LTD.

💤Zombieactive

10628779 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20

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 Feb 2026

Net worth

£0

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£0

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-02-28	2025-02-28
Total assets	£0	—
Net assets	£0	—

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

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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accounts · AA
2023-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-27
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officers · CH01
2021-06-27
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address · AD01
2021-06-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-09-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-02-20
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Company incorporated
As 281 DESIGN LTD.
2017-02-20
➕
WHITE, Robert Louis Christopher 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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Robert Louis Christopher White Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest	20/02/2017

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

Incorporated2017-02-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

85 Bartlett Avenue

Farnham

Surrey

GU9 9GD

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WHITE, Robert Louis Christopher→

director · ~36y · appointed 2017-02-20

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