24HR STEEL LTD

💤Zombieactive
12546550 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-03
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46730SIC 46730
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£77k-£54k-£31k-£8k£14k£37kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-76.9k
Current assets£37.2k
Cash£1.8k
Debtors£35.5k
Net assets£-76.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-03-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2024-11-11
    MURATI, Dritan appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-11
    PALAJ, Artur resigned
    director
  10. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2023-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 24HR STEEL LTD
  17. 2020-04-03
    PALAJ, Artur appointed
    director
  18. 2020-04-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dritan Murati
Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
board controlboard control11/11/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Artur Palajceased 11/11/2024· 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
Incorporated2020-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Unit 88 Heaver Trading Estate
Ash Road
Sevenoaks
TN15 7HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MURATI, Dritan
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-11-11
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Active
PALAJ, Artur
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-04-03 · resigned 2024-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-23