28ELEVEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
12548609 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 1 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-19
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2024-08-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-06-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 28ELEVEN LTD
  16. 2020-04-06
    RICHARDS, Luke Charles appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-06
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    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

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
Mr Luke Charles Richards
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

40 Albert Road
Corfe Mullen
Wimborne
BH21 3QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RICHARDS, Luke Charles
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-04-06
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-12-19
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-08-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20