128 PLUS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
13883257 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-31
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
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-10-19
    KEEP, Caroline resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-19
    RAFFERTY, Peter resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-04
    SIBBALD, John Keith resigned
    director
  11. 2023-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-10
    SIBBALD, John Keith appointed
    director
  13. 2023-01-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-06-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-06-01
    KEEP, Caroline appointed
    director
  16. 2022-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 128 PLUS LTD.
  17. 2022-01-31
    JESSOP, Matthew Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2022-01-31
    RAFFERTY, Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2022-01-31
    📄
    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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: KEEP, Caroline resigned 2025-10-19; RAFFERTY, Peter resigned 2025-10-19

Name changed 2 times
medium

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

Evidence: 2026-03-30: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-01-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Edward Jessop
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Crook Hall Cottage
Crook
Kendal
LA8 8LF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JESSOP, Matthew Edward
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-31
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Active
KEEP, Caroline
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2025-10-19
Resigned
RAFFERTY, Peter
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-01-31 · resigned 2025-10-19
Resigned
SIBBALD, John Keith
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-10 · resigned 2024-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-31