UNICORN SELF SERVE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
R0000417 · ltd · incorporated 1915-12-18
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and structurally messy structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 99.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 99.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
9 charges (8/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
88
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
252 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2017-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2016-03-14➕LLOYD, Jonathan Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2016-03-14➖GREEVES, Stephen Eric resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-15➕GREEVES, Stephen Eric appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-15➖REDPATH, Violet resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-29➖REDPATH, Violet resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-10➖PANNELL, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2001-09-06➖PANNELL, John Roderick William resigneddirector
- 2001-09-05➕PANNELL, Roger appointeddirector
- 1995-03-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Northern Bank LTD
- 1995-02-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank LTD
- 1991-10-10🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 1982-04-29🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 1948-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 1948-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1948-11-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1938-09-10🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1938-09-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Freinds Provedent and Century Life Office
- 1928-07-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Walpole Brothers Limited and Friends Provident and Century Life Office
- 1928-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1927-06-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Friends Provident and Century Life Office
- 1927-02-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Friends Provident and Century Life Office
- 1915-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs UNICORN SELF SERVE LIMITED
- 1915-12-18➕REDPATH, Violet appointedsecretary
- 1915-12-18➕REDPATH, Violet appointedsecretary
- 1915-12-18➕PANNELL, Caroline appointeddirector
- 1915-12-18➕PANNELL, John Roderick William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 110 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Fhs Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fhs Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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UNICORN SELF SERVE LIMITED
This company · R0000417
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fhs Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AME (NI) LIMITED→ NI067369 · est 2007 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 70y |
| ANNALONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI029070 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | 83 | 63y |
| BELFAST CITY VINEYARD CHURCH→ NI060526 · est 2006 | — | — | £1.29M | — | 19y | 83 | 74y |
| BRACKAGHREILLY AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI044042 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 84y |
| BROUGHSHANE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI010840 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | 83 | 86y |
| CLEENISH RENEWAL CO LTD - THE→ NI059605 · est 2006 | — | — | £12.8k | — | 19y | 83 | 73y |
| COA COMMUNITY GROUP→ NI604118 · est 2010 | — | — | £4.5k | — | 15y | 83 | 76y |
| CONNECT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP→ NI053634 · est 2005 | — | — | £330.3k | — | 21y | 83 | 77y |
| CROMAC REGENERATION INITIATIVE C.I.C.→ NI604163 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 67y |
| DENROY PLASTICS LIMITED→ NI012112 · est 1977 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | 83 | 77y |
| DROMBOUGHIL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION→ NI047312 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1 | 22y | 83 | 73y |
| FALLS COMMUNITY COUNCIL LIMITED→ NI041704 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | 83 | 81y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1915-12-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Riverbank 1 The Green
Lambeg
Lisburn
BT27 5SR
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
LLOYD, Jonathan Matthew→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PANNELL, Roger→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEVES, Stephen Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-02-15 · resigned 2016-03-14
REDPATH, Violet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1915-12-18 · resigned 2005-06-29
REDPATH, Violet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1915-12-18 · resigned 2011-02-15
PANNELL, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1915-12-18 · resigned 2004-06-10
PANNELL, John Roderick William→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1915-12-18 · resigned 2001-09-06
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 02/03/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/02/1995 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Mortgage | 1 property | 10/10/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | Equitable mortgage | 2 properties | 29/04/1982 | — | |
| satisfied | Freinds Provedent and Century Life Office | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 01/09/1938 | 05/11/1948 | |
| satisfied | Walpole Brothers and Friends Provident and Century Life Office Walpole Brothers Limited and Friends Provident and Century Life Office | Second mortgage debenture and charge | 2 properties | 04/07/1928 | 10/09/1938 | |
| satisfied | Friends Provident and Century Life Office | Deed of further assurance | 1 property | 09/06/1927 | 05/11/1948 | |
| satisfied | Friends Provident and Century Life Office | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 26/02/1927 | 05/11/1948 | |
| satisfied | Unknown | Series of debentures | — | — | 28/02/1928 |
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Recent filings (252 total)
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2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-03-27
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2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-20