74 GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10694566 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-28
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
£6.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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
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 (81/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
35 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 £5,972
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,879 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£17k£26k£34k£43kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£38.7k£59.0k
Current assets£34.5k£43.0k
Net assets£6.0k£16.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-30
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    DAVIES, Benjamin Giles resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-08
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Liam Dominic appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-08
    ➕
    DAVIES, Benjamin Giles appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-08
    ➖
    ST JOHN, James resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 74 GROUP LIMITED
  21. 2017-03-28
    ➕
    ST JOHN, James appointed
    director

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 Liam Dominic Williams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
50–75%
—50-75% shares08/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Benjamin Giles Daviesceased 30/06/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James St Johnceased 08/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite L, Kbf House, 55
Victoria Road
Burgess Hill
RH15 9LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Liam Dominic→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Benjamin Giles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-03-08 · resigned 2023-06-30
Resigned
ST JOHN, James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-28 · resigned 2019-03-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-04