816 LOGISTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13651257 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-29
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 14 → 15
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1415
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
£72.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52219SIC 52219
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,066

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£72k
Current Assets
£176k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-25
Total assets£93.6k
Current assets£176.3k
Net assets£72.1k

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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-06-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-09-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 816 LOGISTICS LIMITED
  12. 2021-09-29
    MICHAEL, Harilaos appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-29
    📄
    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harilaos Michael
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

59 Nottingham Road
Ravenshead
Nottingham
Notts.
NG15 9HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last made up to: 2024-09-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MICHAEL, Harilaos
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-09-29
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Recent filings (15 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-29