2511 GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13318359 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. 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 (72/100)

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,703

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£6.8k
Current assets£9.4k
Net assets£5.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-01-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-06-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-04-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-12-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2511 GROUP LTD
  17. 2021-04-07
    CARTER-SMITH, Samuel Ray appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-07
    📄
    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 5 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: 2026-04-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Ray Carter-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Fruition Accountancy Unit 4 Three Spires House
Station Road
Lichfield
WS13 6HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARTER-SMITH, Samuel Ray
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-04-07
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Recent filings (22 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09