01853894 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01853894 · ltd · incorporated 1984-10-09
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 5185
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 7210SIC 7210
  • 7230SIC 7230
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-11-25
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2019-11-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2010-12-20
    STANDEN, Kevin John resigned
    secretary
  4. 2010-12-20
    STANDEN, Kevin John resigned
    director
  5. 2008-07-01
    STRANGE, Michael resigned
    director
  6. 2007-04-30
    CAPPAERT, Daniel John appointed
    director
  7. 2007-04-30
    JAMES, Carol Evelyn resigned
    secretary
  8. 2007-04-30
    STANDEN, Kevin John appointed
    secretary
  9. 2007-04-30
    JAMES, Carol Evelyn resigned
    director
  10. 2007-04-30
    JAMES, Peter resigned
    director
  11. 2007-04-30
    STANDEN, Kevin John appointed
    director
  12. 2007-04-30
    STRANGE, Michael appointed
    director
  13. 2006-01-13
    JAMES, Anthony resigned
    director
  14. 2005-06-06
    JAMES, Martin resigned
    director
  15. 2003-04-30
    JAMES, Anthony appointed
    director
  16. 2003-04-30
    JAMES, Martin appointed
    director
  17. 2003-04-30
    JAMES, Peter appointed
    director
  18. 2003-04-30
    JAMES, Robert John resigned
    director
  19. 1995-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
    historical · PRE95
  20. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  21. 1984-10-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 01853894 LIMITED

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

63/100
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 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2012-11-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-06-20

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC5185 — SIC 5185

Registered office

3-5 Lewis Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 4NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2012-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2011-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-06-20OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

CAPPAERT, Daniel John
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-04-30
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Active
JAMES, Carol Evelyn
secretary · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
STANDEN, Kevin John
secretary · appointed 2007-04-30 · resigned 2010-12-20
Resigned
JAMES, Anthony
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2006-01-13
Resigned
JAMES, Carol Evelyn
director · ~81y · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
JAMES, Martin
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
JAMES, Peter
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2007-04-30
Resigned
JAMES, Robert John
director · ~81y · resigned 2003-04-30
Resigned
STANDEN, Kevin John
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-30 · resigned 2010-12-20
Resigned
STRANGE, Michael
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-04-30 · resigned 2008-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2019-11-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-11-25
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1995
historical · PRE95
1995-01-01
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01