FLASHBACK TRADING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14938867 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£197
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £197

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£197
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£197
Current assets£3.6k
Net assets£197

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

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-08-20
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  7. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  8. 2025-05-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLASHBACK TRADING LTD
  10. 2023-06-15
    GRUNDY, Ben appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-15
    📄
    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 Ben Grundy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

55 Bestwood Lodge Drive
Arnold
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 8NE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-28
Last: 2026-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GRUNDY, Ben
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-08-20
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-15