7 STEPZ LTD

💤Zombieactive
13860858 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£942
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
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 £942

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£942
↑ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£42
↑ 223% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£188£377£565£754£942Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£942£385
Current assets£42£13
Net assets£942£385

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-02-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-01-25
    DAVIES-BONNER, Izaiah Allan resigned
    director
  8. 2022-01-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7 STEPZ LTD
  10. 2022-01-20
    BONNER, Nicholas Patrick appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-20
    DAVIES-BONNER, Izaiah Allan appointed
    director
  12. 2022-01-20
    📄
    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 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2025-08-19: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Patrick Bonner
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

C/O Aacsl Accountants Ltd 1st Floor Westgate House
The High
Harlow
CM20 1YS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BONNER, Nicholas Patrick
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-01-20
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Active
DAVIES-BONNER, Izaiah Allan
director · ~22y · appointed 2022-01-20 · resigned 2022-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-20