28 YEARS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13450940 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-10
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
£99.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.7y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,443

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£99k
↑ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£99kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£99.4k£86.7k
Current assets£16.2k£10.6k
Cash£9.4k
Debtors£6.8k
Net assets£99.4k£49.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Interbay Funding, LTD.
  4. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2021-11-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-11-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2021-06-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 28 YEARS LIMITED
  12. 2021-06-10
    GOODE, Joseph Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2021-06-10
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    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

29 Years Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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29 Years Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
28 YEARS LIMITED
This company · 13450940

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
29 Years Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares17/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Anthony Goodeceased 17/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Unit 13 Somerford Business Park
Wilverley Road
Christchurch
BH23 3RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GOODE, Joseph Anthony
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-06-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
InterBay
Interbay Funding, LTD.
A registered charge1 property17/11/2025
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-11-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-06-16