14 SEPTEMBRE LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11007055 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-11
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 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees500400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-12-31
    SAPEY, Renata resigned
    director
  10. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-12-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 SEPTEMBRE LONDON LIMITED
  16. 2017-10-11
    DENIZE, Laurent appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-11
    SAPEY, Renata appointed
    director
  18. 2017-10-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Laurent Denize
Individual · French · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence11/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

East Wing Goffs Oak House
Goffs Lane
Goffs Oak
Hertfordshire
EN7 5GE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DENIZE, Laurent
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-10-11
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Active
SAPEY, Renata
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-11 · resigned 2020-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13