250 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10808639 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-08
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees100100

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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-17
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2025-04-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-10-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-08-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2018-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 250 LIMITED
  20. 2017-06-08
    CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2017-06-08
    BUCKLEY, Lawrence James Armstrong 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lawrence James Armstrong Buckley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/06/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lawrence James Armstrong Buckleyceased 08/06/2017· 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
Incorporated2017-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

Calder & Co
30 Orange Street
London
WC2H 7HF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-06-08
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Active
BUCKLEY, Lawrence James Armstrong
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-08
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30