1796 HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12026896 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-31
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 May 2025
Net worth
£89.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.9y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £89,283,487
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.3m
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£89m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£88m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £89.28M | £88.87M |
| Current assets | £87.79M | £88.37M |
| Cash | £2.33M | £3.61M |
| Debtors | £525.1k | £28.1k |
| Net assets | £89.28M | £88.87M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: J.P.Morgan SE
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 1796 HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2019-05-31➕EVERSON, Edmund Francis Stuart appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edmund Francis Stuart Everson Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/05/2019 |
Mrs Teresa Jean Everson-Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10/10 SERVICES LONDON LTD→ 16060511 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 1ST CALL CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 16183521 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
C/O Hillier Hopkins Llp, First Floor, Radius House
Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 1HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
EVERSON, Edmund Francis Stuart→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | J.P.Morgan SE | A registered charge | — | 05/06/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19