LDN UTILITIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11876083 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-12
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
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35230
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
63/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-05-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-06-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LDN UTILITIES LTD
  15. 2019-03-12
    SMYTH, Joe appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-12
    📄
    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 7 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

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: 2026-03-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joe Smyth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/03/2019
Miss Sophia English
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC35230 — SIC 35230

Registered office

60 Walnut Grove
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 4EU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SMYTH, Joe
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-12
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Recent filings (20 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-29