PHEW MK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10791978 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-26
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 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£1
Current assets£9.2k
Net assets£1
Average employees0

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-13
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As PHEW MK LIMITED
  16. 2017-05-26
    JENNER COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2017-05-26
    HEWER, Paul appointed
    director
  18. 2017-05-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Hewer
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/05/2017

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
Incorporated2017-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

1st Floor, 2 South House Bond Avenue
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK1 1SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JENNER COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-26
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Active
HEWER, Paul
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-05-26
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22