DZATAFIA LTD

💤Zombieactive
11732183 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-18
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
£-531
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01280
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10320SIC 10320
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £531

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£531
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£531-£494-£457-£420-£383-£346Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-531£-346
Net assets£-531£-346

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-06-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-03-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-12-18
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    Company incorporated
    As DZATAFIA LTD
  14. 2018-12-18
    ADZOFU, Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  15. 2018-12-18
    ADZOFU, Benjamin appointed
    director
  16. 2018-12-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 8 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
Mr Benjamin Adzofu
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01280 — SIC 01280

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADZOFU, Benjamin
secretary · appointed 2018-12-18
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Active
ADZOFU, Benjamin
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-12-18
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
change-person-secretary-company
officers · CH03
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18