20FT STORAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11707067 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-03
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 2025
Net worth
£213.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 £213,489

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£213k
Current Assets
£145k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£213.5k
Current assets£144.7k
Net assets£213.5k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 20FT STORAGE LIMITED
  9. 2018-12-03
    ATTWAL, Varinder Kaur appointed
    director
  10. 2018-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Varinder Kaur Attwal
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

143 Loughborough Road
Leicester
LE4 5LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATTWAL, Varinder Kaur
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-12-03
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-12-03