1010 RESPONSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13314511 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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).

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, 1 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
    PAINTER, Roger Winston Keith resigned
    director
  3. 2025-01-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-01-24
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1010 RESPONSE LIMITED
  11. 2021-04-06
    KAPLAN, Patricia Dorothy appointed
    director
  12. 2021-04-06
    PAINTER, Roger Winston Keith appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Municipal Security Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Municipal Security Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1010 RESPONSE LIMITED
This company · 13314511

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Municipal Security Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Seaspace House
Brighton Road
Handcross
West Sussex
RH17 6BZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KAPLAN, Patricia Dorothy
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-04-06
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Active
PAINTER, Roger Winston Keith
director · ~85y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-04-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-06