12964805 LIMITED

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12964805 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-21
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-21
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  7. 2025-10-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-01-14
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  9. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-11-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-11-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-11-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-05-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-07-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12964805 LIMITED
  18. 2020-10-21
    SHAER, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2020-10-21
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Charles Shaer
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

101 New Cavendish Street
1st Floor South
London
W1W 6XH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHAER, Nicholas Charles
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-10-21
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Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-10-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-21
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17