1977 TRADING LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £35.6k | £31.4k |
| Current assets | £77.3k | £64.5k |
| Net assets | £34.9k | £30.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕HANZELOVA, Lenka appointeddirector
- 2022-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 1977 TRADING LTD
- 2020-06-19➕DE ZYLWA, Nigel Dominic appointeddirector
- 2020-06-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nigel Dominic De Zylwa Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/06/2020 |
Mrs Lenka Hanzelova Individual · Slovak · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 13/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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