1382 CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03533993 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£91.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £91,638

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£92k

↑ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

£92k

↑ 1.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£91.6k	£90.3k
Current assets	£92.3k	£90.8k
Net assets	£91.6k	£90.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2024-11-06
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2023-12-06
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2022-10-03
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2021-09-07
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2020-09-14
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2019-10-01
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accounts · AA
2018-09-24
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accounts · AA
2018-09-06
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SCOTT, Paul Solomon appointed
director
2018-09-06
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WATERS, Lynne resigned
director
2018-09-06
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officers · TM01
2018-09-06
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officers · AP01
2017-08-31
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accounts · AA
2016-09-01
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accounts · AA
2016-04-03
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-18
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accounts · AA
2015-04-08
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-13
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WATERS, Lynne resigned
secretary
2014-08-13
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SCOTT, Paul Solomon resigned
director
2014-08-13
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WATERS, Lynne appointed
director
1998-03-24
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Company incorporated
As 1382 CONSULTANTS LIMITED
1998-03-24
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WATERS, Lynne appointed
secretary
1998-03-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-03-24
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-03-24
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SCOTT, Paul Solomon appointed
director
1998-03-24
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-03-24
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Lynne Waters Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Paul Solomon Scott Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1998-03-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

20 Joseph Fletcher Drive

Wingerworth

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S42 6TZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SCOTT, Paul Solomon→

director · ~61y · appointed 2018-09-06

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Active

WATERS, Lynne→

secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2014-08-13

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24

Resigned

SCOTT, Paul Solomon→

director · ~61y · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 2014-08-13

Resigned

WATERS, Lynne→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-13 · resigned 2018-09-06

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24

Resigned

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