7LR-UK LTD

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12419135 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-22
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 Jan 2024
Net worth
£22.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10612
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
  • 81100SIC 81100
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (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 (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 3 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £22,224

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£22k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kJan 2023Jan 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-01-312023-01-31
Total assets£61.4k£61.4k
Current assets£15.3k£15.3k
Net assets£22.2k£22.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-07-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-01-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7LR-UK LTD
  12. 2020-01-22
    ESPINOZA DE LA CRUZ, Leoncio Wilder appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-22
    📄
    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 6 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

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: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-21

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Leoncio Wilder Espinoza De La Cruz
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/01/2020
Mrs Ruth Eliana Espinoza Artigas
Individual · Chilean · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10612 — SIC 10612

Registered office

Flat 23, Museum Chambers
Bury Place
London
WC1A 2LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-12-21OVERDUE
Last: 2023-12-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ESPINOZA DE LA CRUZ, Leoncio Wilder
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-22
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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19