1900 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11251793 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£43.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,572

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£17k£26k£35k£44kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£44.8k£45.9k
Current assets£8.9k£9.0k
Net assets£43.6k£38.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-01
    JOURDAIN, Karine Claudine Evelyne resigned
    director
  7. 2024-03-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-04-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-04-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  18. 2018-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 1900 LIMITED
  19. 2018-03-13
    JOURDAIN, Julien Benjamin Maxime appointed
    director
  20. 2018-03-13
    JOURDAIN, Karine Claudine Evelyne appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-13
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    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Julien Benjamin Maxime Jourdain
Individual · French · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting13/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Karine Claudine Evelyne Brenelceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Riverside Fox's Marina, The Strand
Wherstead
Ipswich
IP2 8NJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JOURDAIN, Julien Benjamin Maxime
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-03-13
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Active
JOURDAIN, Karine Claudine Evelyne
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-03-13 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/04/2018
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19