23 MR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14393957 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-01-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 23 MR LIMITED
  7. 2022-10-03
    MOODY, Stuart James appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-03
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    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart James Moody
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/10/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Victoria Imogen Clare Bowdenceased 05/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Morwick Road
Warkworth
Morpeth
NE65 0TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOODY, Stuart James
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-03
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-03