35 ESP LTD

💤Zombieactive
13992330 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-12-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-11-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 35 ESP LTD
  15. 2022-03-21
    KELLY, Paul Darren appointed
    director
  16. 2022-03-21
    📄
    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

1 low
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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Kelly
Individual · English · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence21/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

Woodlands House Station Road
Horsforth
Leeds
LS18 5NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Paul Darren
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-21
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20