1957 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13624690 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2025-10-06
    AHMED, Rashid appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-07-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-07-21
    MOLDOVEANU, Claudia appointed
    director
  7. 2025-07-21
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony resigned
    director
  8. 2025-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-12-20
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2021-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1957 LIMITED
  15. 2021-09-15
    FELDMAN, Marc Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

9 Princes Square
Harrogate
HG1 1ND
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AHMED, Rashid
secretary · appointed 2025-10-06
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Active
MOLDOVEANU, Claudia
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-07-21
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Active
FELDMAN, Marc Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-09-15 · resigned 2025-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-20
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-12-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-15