FENLAND ELEVATOR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13490389 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-02
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£33.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,749

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£34k
Current Assets
£62k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£33.7k
Current assets£62.0k
Net assets£33.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-02-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FENLAND ELEVATOR SERVICES LIMITED
  9. 2021-07-02
    OLIVE, Michael appointed
    director
  10. 2021-07-02
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-27

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Olive
Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Excel House Millbrook Lane
Wragby
Market Rasen
Lincolnshire
LN8 5AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-27OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OLIVE, Michael
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-07-02
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-02