CEETA BUSINESS SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14960696 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-26
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46660
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
7
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-07-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-06-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-09-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2025-09-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2025-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2025-06-26
    BOTTOMLEY, Lauren Sarah appointed
    director
  21. 2025-06-26
    BOTTOMLEY, Lauren Sarah resigned
    director
  22. 2025-06-26
    GIBSON, Andrew John appointed
    director
  23. 2025-06-26
    GIBSON, Andrew John resigned
    director
  24. 2025-06-26
    RICHARDSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  25. 2025-06-26
    RICHARDSON, Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2023-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CEETA BUSINESS SUPPLIES LTD
  28. 2023-06-26
    UPTON, Paul Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2023-06-26
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    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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46660 — SIC 46660

Registered office

14 Twinbrook Business Park
Twin Brook Road
Clitheroe
BB7 1QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

UPTON, Paul Richard
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-06-26
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Active
BOTTOMLEY, Lauren Sarah
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-06-26 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned
GIBSON, Andrew John
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-26 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Stephen
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-26 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-07-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22