40 TOLC FISH LTD

💤Zombieactive
11796927 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 2 insolvency-related filings on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£250.1k£250.1k
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-21
    ⚠️
    liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up
    insolvency · OCRESCIND
  3. 2025-06-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-12
    ⚠️
    liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
    insolvency · COCOMP
  5. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-10-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-29
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  13. 2021-06-29
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  14. 2021-04-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-12-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kenneth Harold Maguire
  17. 2019-07-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-02-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2019-01-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40 TOLC FISH LTD
  20. 2019-01-30
    THOMPSON, Ralph appointed
    director
  21. 2019-01-30
    📄
    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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
2 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2025-07-21: liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up; 2025-04-12: liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order

Has insolvency history
medium

Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.

Group structure

Thompson Homes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Thompson Homes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
40 TOLC FISH LTD
This company · 11796927

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Thompson Homes Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

40 Tolcarne Avenue
Fishermead
Milton Keynes
MK6 2SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOMPSON, Ralph
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-01-30
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kenneth Harold Maguire
A registered charge1 property06/12/2019
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
liquidation-court-order-to-rescind-winding-up
insolvency · OCRESCIND
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
liquidation-compulsory-winding-up-order
insolvency · COCOMP
2025-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26