73DA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13065835 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,331

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£2k-£530£871£2k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£211.8k£211.6k
Current assets£3.7k£2.1k
Net assets£-3.3k£-2.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2021-03-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  7. 2020-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 73DA LIMITED
  8. 2020-12-06
    LINES, Anita Susan appointed
    director
  9. 2020-12-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
Ms Anita Susan Lines
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/12/2020

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
Incorporated2020-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

73 Daux Avenue
Billingshurst
RH14 9TD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LINES, Anita Susan
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-06
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/03/2021
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-06