ETHEREALEQUUS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14629886 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-01
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 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
14 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£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-02-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ETHEREALEQUUS LTD
  11. 2023-02-01
    O'LEARY, James appointed
    secretary
  12. 2023-02-01
    O'LEARY, James appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-01
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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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
James O'Leary
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1947 · age 79
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

O'LEARY, James
secretary · appointed 2023-02-01
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Active
O'LEARY, James
director · ~79y · appointed 2023-02-01
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-01