URCHINOMICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14684752 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-23
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: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-06
    PERCIVAL, John Martyn resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As URCHINOMICS LIMITED
  7. 2023-02-23
    DINSDALE, James Sebastian appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-23
    PERCIVAL, John Martyn appointed
    director
  9. 2023-02-23
    📄
    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

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

Group structure

Cadman Capital Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cadman Capital Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
URCHINOMICS LIMITED
This company · 14684752

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
Cadman Capital Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1-4 South Lodge Offices, 100 Wellingborough Road
Ecton
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DINSDALE, James Sebastian
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-23
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Active
PERCIVAL, John Martyn
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-02-23 · resigned 2026-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-23