2024 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14708658 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-06
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
£215
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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, 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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
7 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £215

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£215
↑ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£258k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£28k£30k£87k£145k£202k£260kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£258.1k£-24.0k
Current assets£258.2k£259.6k
Net assets£215£-27.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2024 LIMITED
  5. 2023-03-06
    HUSSEN, Wessam appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-06
    📄
    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 65 — 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 65. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Wessam Hussen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

3 Quarry View
Whitehill Road
Crowborough
TN6 1JT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HUSSEN, Wessam
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-03-06
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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-06