FRANKSON FITZGERALD LTD

💤Zombieactive
13794470 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-10
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31

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
4
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-06-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-06-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-12-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2025-10-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-10-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-10-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-10-01
    ➖
    CARTLIDGE, Russell resigned
    director
  12. 2025-09-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2025-09-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2025-09-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2025-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-03-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2022-11-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-05-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2022-05-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRANKSON FITZGERALD LTD
  23. 2021-12-10
    ➕
    FITZGERALD THOMAS, Joseph Edwin appointed
    director
  24. 2021-12-10
    ➕
    CARTLIDGE, Russell appointed
    director

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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Edwin Fitzgerald Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/12/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Russell Cartlidgeceased 01/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Work Lyf Holdings Limitedceased 10/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2021-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

53 Langland Drive
Stoke-On-Trent
ST3 2ET
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FITZGERALD THOMAS, Joseph Edwin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-10
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Active
CARTLIDGE, Russell→
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-12-10 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20