12184574 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

12184574 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-02

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	—	—	£4
Net assets	—	—	£14.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-01
➖
HANCOX, James resigned
director
2025-04-01
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RILEY, Jason resigned
director
2025-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
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dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-11-15
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2024-11-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-10-01
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-10-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-20
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dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-09-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
➖
CAIN, Barry resigned
director
2019-09-02
🏢
Company incorporated
As 12184574 LIMITED
2019-09-02
➕
DEAKIN, Paul appointed
director
2019-09-02
➕
CAIN, Barry appointed
director
2019-09-02
➕
HANCOX, James appointed
director
2019-09-02
➕
RILEY, Jason appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

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 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Deakin Individual · English · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Deakinceased 30/09/2023· 25-50% shares
Paul Deakinceased 07/03/2022· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2019-09-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5 Brayford Square

London

E1 0SG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DEAKIN, Paul→

director · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAIN, Barry→

director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2022-02-28

Resigned

HANCOX, James→

director · ~57y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

RILEY, Jason→

director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2025-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-02

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-01

dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS02

2025-03-31

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2024-11-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-04

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2024-10-08

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2024-10-01

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-10-01