8 LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10637029 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 21 → 22
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2122
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£323.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49320SIC 49320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
22 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £323,697

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£324k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£487k
↑ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£97k£195k£292k£389k£487kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£323.7k£220.8k
Current assets£486.8k£248.6k
Cash£248.6k
Net assets£323.7k£220.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-08
    PATEL, Pratibha resigned
    director
  11. 2017-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2017-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8 LOGISTICS LIMITED
  14. 2017-02-24
    PATEL, Rikul Niteshbhai appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-24
    PATEL, Pratibha appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rikul Patel
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
2550%
25-50% shares24/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

9 Debdale Road
Wellingborough
NN8 5AA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATEL, Rikul Niteshbhai
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-02-24
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Active
PATEL, Pratibha
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2017-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09