24 HOUR OPEN STUDIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02469808 · ltd · incorporated 1990-02-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85422Post-graduate level higher education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (76/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2016-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-12-31
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    CARLESS, Tonia resigned
    director
  17. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    CARLESS, Tonia resigned
    director
  18. 2013-01-07
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    CARLESS, Leigh appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-01-07
    ➕
    CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-07
    ➖
    CARLESS, Tonia resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-01-07
    ➖
    DANIELS, Sally resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-07
    ➖
    DANIELS, Sally resigned
    director
  23. 2010-02-10
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    CARLESS, Leah resigned
    secretary
  24. 2010-02-10
    ➕
    CARLESS, Tonia appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-02-10
    ➖
    CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan resigned
    director
  26. 2010-02-10
    ➕
    CARLESS, Tonia appointed
    director
  27. 2010-02-10
    ➕
    CARLESS, Tonia appointed
    director
  28. 2010-02-10
    ➕
    DANIELS, Sally appointed
    director
  29. 2010-02-10
    ➕
    DANIELS, Sally appointed
    director
  30. 2005-02-11
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    CARLESS, Hilda resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-02-11
    ➕
    CARLESS, Leah appointed
    secretary
  32. 1996-01-13
    ➕
    CARLESS, Hilda appointed
    secretary
  33. 1996-01-13
    ➖
    CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  34. 1996-01-13
    ➕
    CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan appointed
    director
  35. 1996-01-13
    ➖
    CARLESS, Victor resigned
    director
  36. 1993-03-30
    ➖
    CARLESS, Beverley resigned
    director
  37. 1990-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24 HOUR OPEN STUDIO LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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 Leigh Jonathan Carless
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2016

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
Incorporated1990-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Apartment 6, Abbey Mill
Mill Street
Tewkesbury
GL20 5SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

CARLESS, Leigh→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-07
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Active
CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-01-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARLESS, Hilda→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-13 · resigned 2005-02-11
Resigned
CARLESS, Leah→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-11 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan→
secretary · resigned 1996-01-13
Resigned
CARLESS, Tonia→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-01-07
Resigned
CARLESS, Beverley→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-03-30
Resigned
CARLESS, Leigh Jonathan→
director · ~72y · appointed 1996-01-13 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
CARLESS, Tonia→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
CARLESS, Tonia→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
CARLESS, Victor→
director · ~98y · resigned 1996-01-13
Resigned
DANIELS, Sally→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-01-07
Resigned
DANIELS, Sally→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-02-10 · resigned 2013-01-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-26