1960 INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12677175 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-17
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 Jun 2023
Net worth
£15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.0y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~5.0 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,842

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-06-30
Total assets£205.3k
Current assets£11.0k
Net assets£15.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 restoration
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-30
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2025-10-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-08-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-12-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-11-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-08-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2021-06-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
  17. 2020-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 1960 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2020-06-17
    PATEL, Dharmesh appointed
    director
  19. 2020-06-17
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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 Dharmesh Patel
Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/06/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

8 Spur Road
Cosham
Portsmouth
PO6 3EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PATEL, Dharmesh
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-17
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Landbay
Landbay Partners Limited
A registered charge1 property15/06/2021
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2026-01-30
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-11-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-08