MENSA HEATING (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11848368 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-26
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
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £83,558 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£7.5k£101.1k
Current assets£82.9k£100.3k
Net assets£0£83.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-01-22
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-12-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-08-01
    MCCORMACK, David John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MENSA HEATING (UK) LIMITED
  15. 2019-02-26
    STEVENS, Irma appointed
    director
  16. 2019-02-26
    MCCORMACK, David John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-26
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Irma Stevens
Individual · Slovenian · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Mccormackceased 01/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

67 Straight Road
Colchester
CO3 9BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-29OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STEVENS, Irma
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-02-26
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Active
MCCORMACK, David John
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-03-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-02-03
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-20