HALF A MILLION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC663995 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-4.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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
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
22 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,636

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£313
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£4k-£3k-£2k-£613£393Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-4.6k£-4.3k
Current assets£313£393
Net assets£-4.6k£-4.3k

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HALF A MILLION LIMITED
  16. 2020-06-12
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    CHUKWUKELUE, Onyebuchi Kenechukwu appointed
    director
  17. 2020-06-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Onyebuchi Kenechukwu Chukwukelue
Individual · Nigerian,British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
75–100%
25–50%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

45 Marchburn Avenue
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB16 7PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHUKWUKELUE, Onyebuchi Kenechukwu→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-06-12
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10