39 DEGREES INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13510312 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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
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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-10-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-10-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-07-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-07-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 39 DEGREES INVESTMENTS LTD
  13. 2021-07-14
    HIGGINS, David John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-07-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

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 62. 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
Mr David John Higgins
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Mynshull House
78 Churchgate
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 1YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HIGGINS, David John
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-14
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-16