ZERO49 LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC331484 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-26
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-09-22
    ➖
    KELLY, John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ZERO49 LTD
  18. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    KELLY, Karen appointed
    director
  19. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    KELLY, John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Ms Karen Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

7c Millennium Court
Largs
KA30 8SZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KELLY, Karen→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KELLY, John→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2010-09-22
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08