24XPRESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12631348 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 2 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Filings: 13 → 17
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 1 worsened.

  • Hygiene score: 9085
  • Filings: 1317
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£76.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52219
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
17 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,219
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,746 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£76k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£108k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£77.0k£85.0k
Current assets£108.1k£120.5k
Net assets£76.2k£85.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-09
    MOUNTFORD, Christopher James appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-01
    MOUNTFORD, Julian Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2022-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 24XPRESS LTD
  13. 2020-05-29
    MOUNTFORD, Julian Christopher appointed
    director
  14. 2020-05-29
    📄
    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 Christopher James Mountford
Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Julian Christopher Mountfordceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2020-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52219 — SIC 52219

Registered office

Anglo House
Worcester Road
Stourport-On-Severn
DY13 9AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MOUNTFORD, Christopher James
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-09
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Active
MOUNTFORD, Julian Christopher
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-26