12287921 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12287921 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-29
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 Oct 2020
Net worth
£999
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £999

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£999
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2020-10-31
Total assets£29.5k
Current assets£29.5k
Net assets£999

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-08-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2023-08-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2023-08-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2022-10-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2022-10-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-01-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-01-04
    NOBOA, Humberto resigned
    director
  8. 2021-10-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-09-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-10-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-10-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-10-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-10-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-09-25
    ROMERO CARBO, Isidro appointed
    director
  17. 2020-09-25
    NOBOA, Humberto appointed
    director
  18. 2020-09-25
    PEREZ, Julio resigned
    director
  19. 2019-10-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12287921 LIMITED
  20. 2019-10-29
    PEREZ, Julio appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2022-10-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Isidro Romero Carbo
Individual · Ecuadorean · DOB 04/1942 · age 84
75100%
75-100% shares25/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Julio Perezceased 25/09/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Berkeley Square House
Berkeley Square
London
W1J 6BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2022-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2020-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-10-09OVERDUE
Last: 2021-09-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ROMERO CARBO, Isidro
director · ~84y · appointed 2020-09-25
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Active
NOBOA, Humberto
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-09-25 · resigned 2022-01-04
Resigned
PEREZ, Julio
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2020-09-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-02