51T LTD

💤Zombieactive
10676543 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-17
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
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26110
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 26400SIC 26400
  • 27320SIC 27320
  • 27900SIC 27900
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: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
21 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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-292024-03-29
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-05-31
    EMSLIE, Peter Michael, Dr resigned
    director
  9. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-12-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 51T LTD
  14. 2017-03-17
    SEYMOUR, Robin appointed
    director
  15. 2017-03-17
    EMSLIE, Peter Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2017-03-17
    📄
    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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

Brulimar House Jubilee Rd
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SEYMOUR, Robin
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-03-17
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Active
EMSLIE, Peter Michael, Dr
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-17 · resigned 2020-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-18