9 MILL STREET NANTWICH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14534851 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees24001500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-15
    MORGAN, Luke Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-10-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-04-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2022-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 9 MILL STREET NANTWICH LIMITED
  15. 2022-12-12
    MORGAN, Wayne Antony appointed
    director
  16. 2022-12-12
    MORGAN, Luke Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2022-12-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Wcm Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wcm Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
9 MILL STREET NANTWICH LIMITED
This company · 14534851

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wcm Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest31/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Wayne Antony Morganceased 31/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Luke Christopher Morganceased 15/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

9 Mill Street
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 5ST
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MORGAN, Wayne Antony
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-12-12
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Active
MORGAN, Luke Christopher
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-12 · resigned 2024-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-25