01679183 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01679183 · ltd · incorporated 1982-11-17
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 93-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 93). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · oldest 42.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
116 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.0k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £3.0k | £3.0k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2019-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-07-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06➕FRANKLIN, Maureen Peggy appointeddirector
- 2017-11-06➖FRANKLIN, Terry David resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06➖HUMPHRYS, Peter resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2011-04-13➖FRANKLIN, Raymond Joseph resigneddirector
- 2001-11-26➕FRANKLIN, Terry David appointeddirector
- 2001-11-26➕HUMPHRYS, Peter appointeddirector
- 1986-01-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1985-09-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1985-02-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1985-02-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1983-05-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1982-11-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 01679183 LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Kevin Samson Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 28/06/2017 |
Mrs Maureen Peggy Franklin Individual · British · DOB 09/1933 · age 93 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 28/06/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William John Ivesceased 31/08/2017· significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
1 Warner House
Harrovian Business Village
Bessborough Road
Harrow,Middlesex.
HA1 3EX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
FRANKLIN, Maureen Peggy→
Activedirector · ~93y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRANKLIN, Raymond Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2011-04-13
FRANKLIN, Terry David→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2001-11-26 · resigned 2017-11-06
HUMPHRYS, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-11-26 · resigned 2017-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 30/01/1986 | 03/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/09/1985 | 03/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage registered pursuant to a statutory declaration dated 21.3.86 | 1 property | 27/02/1985 | 03/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 27/02/1985 | 03/07/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/05/1983 | — |
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Recent filings (116 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-03