12BB LTD

💤Zombieactive
13895167 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£19.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 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
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £19,813

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£19.8k£14.7k
Current assets£59.6k£42.3k
Net assets£19.8k£14.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-20
    ERCIL WOOD, William resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
    ERCIL WOOD, William appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-02-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-02-17
    ERCIL, Aylin resigned
    director
  12. 2022-02-17
    TRESIDDER, Derek resigned
    director
  13. 2022-02-17
    TRESIDDER, Margaret resigned
    director
  14. 2022-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12BB LTD
  15. 2022-02-04
    WOOD, John appointed
    director
  16. 2022-02-04
    ERCIL, Aylin appointed
    director
  17. 2022-02-04
    TRESIDDER, Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2022-02-04
    TRESIDDER, Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2022-02-04
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Wood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
5075%
50-75% shares04/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities

Registered office

12 Bingley Bank
Bardsey
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS17 9DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WOOD, John
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-04
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Active
ERCIL, Aylin
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-04 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned
ERCIL WOOD, William
director · ~20y · appointed 2023-05-26 · resigned 2026-04-20
Resigned
TRESIDDER, Derek
director · ~95y · appointed 2022-02-04 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned
TRESIDDER, Margaret
director · ~91y · appointed 2022-02-04 · resigned 2022-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-04