OKTO HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11570809 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-14
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-01-20➕CHUBB, David Christian Clark appointeddirector
- 2021-01-12➖MAWHINNEY, James Peter resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-12-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-21➖MAWHINNEY, James Peter resigneddirector
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-06➖CARONTI, Michele resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30➖SHEN, Xiaojun resigneddirector
- 2020-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-01➖GRANT, Charles Patrick, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2020-02-20➕SHEN, Xiaojun appointeddirector
- 2019-07-23➕CARONTI, Michele appointeddirector
- 2019-06-24➕GRANT, Charles Patrick, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2018-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs OKTO HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2018-09-14➕MAWHINNEY, James Peter appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-14➕MAWHINNEY, James Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
10 Orange Street
Haymarket
London
WC2H 7DQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
CHUBB, David Christian Clark→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2021-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAWHINNEY, James Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-09-14 · resigned 2021-01-12
CARONTI, Michele→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-07-23 · resigned 2020-07-06
GRANT, Charles Patrick, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-24 · resigned 2020-06-01
MAWHINNEY, James Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-09-14 · resigned 2020-12-21
SHEN, Xiaojun→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-02-20 · resigned 2020-06-30
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-25