CULVERWELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC277791 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-23
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
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
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£2
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2—
Current assets£2—
Net assets£2—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-02-08
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    CULVERWELL, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-02-08
    ➖
    PRITCHARD, Kenneth Robert resigned
    secretary
  18. 2005-04-25
    ➕
    CULVERWELL, Alex appointed
    director
  19. 2005-04-25
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Kenneth Robert appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-04-25
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-04-25
    ➖
    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-04-25
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As CULVERWELL LIMITED
  24. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-12-23
    ➕
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CULVERWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

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 Alex Culverwell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

21-23 Thistle Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CULVERWELL, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2011-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CULVERWELL, Alex→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRITCHARD, Kenneth Robert→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-25 · resigned 2011-02-08
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2005-04-25
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2005-04-25
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-23 · resigned 2005-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-23