47 ELEMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12204271 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-12
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
  • 59113Television programme production activities
  • 85520Cultural education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-11-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-11-03
    ➕
    URAKAWA, Keiko appointed
    director
  8. 2022-11-03
    ➖
    AOSAWA, Masaki resigned
    director
  9. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-08-23
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    AOSAWA, Masaki appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-20
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    URAKAWA, Keiko resigned
    director
  14. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-03-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-03-10
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    AOSAWA, Masaki resigned
    director
  21. 2019-12-31
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    capital · SH01
  22. 2019-11-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-11-22
    ➕
    URAKAWA, Keiko appointed
    director
  24. 2019-11-10
    ➖
    URAKAWA, Keiko resigned
    secretary
  25. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    URAKAWA, Keiko appointed
    secretary
  26. 2019-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 47 ELEMENTS LIMITED
  27. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    AOSAWA, Masaki 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Keiko Urakawa
Individual · Japanese · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Masaki Aosawaceased 10/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

56b Elizabeth Avenue
London
N1 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

URAKAWA, Keiko→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URAKAWA, Keiko→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-01 · resigned 2019-11-10
Resigned
AOSAWA, Masaki→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-08-23 · resigned 2022-11-03
Resigned
AOSAWA, Masaki→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2020-03-10
Resigned
URAKAWA, Keiko→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2021-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04