33 M LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04530953 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-10
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
£-932.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £932,088

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£932k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-09-30
Total assets£-929.3k
Current assets£3.7k
Net assets£-932.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-13
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  2. 2024-06-17
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-11-09
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  5. 2022-06-27
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  6. 2021-06-22
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2020-06-11
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  9. 2019-09-17
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-05-30
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  11. 2018-05-10
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  12. 2017-05-31
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  13. 2016-06-30
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  14. 2015-09-29
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  15. 2015-07-03
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  16. 2008-09-10
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    MATHESON, Ranji Mohri resigned
    secretary
  17. 2004-01-10
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    MATHESON, Hugh Patrick resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-01-10
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    MATHESON, Ranji Mohri appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-01-10
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    MATHESON, Ranji Mohri resigned
    director
  20. 2002-10-09
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    MATHESON, Hugh Patrick appointed
    director
  21. 2002-10-09
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    MATHESON, Hugh Patrick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-09
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    GCBIZ SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-10-09
    ➕
    MATHESON, Ranji Mohri appointed
    director
  24. 2002-10-09
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    GCBIZ DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 33 M LIMITED
  26. 2002-09-10
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    GCBIZ SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-09-10
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    GCBIZ DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Hugh Patrick Matheson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

33 Museum Street 33 Museum Street
London
WC1A 1LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MATHESON, Hugh Patrick→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-10-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHESON, Hugh Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2004-01-10
Resigned
MATHESON, Ranji Mohri→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-10 · resigned 2008-09-10
Resigned
GCBIZ SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-10-09
Resigned
MATHESON, Ranji Mohri→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-10-09 · resigned 2004-01-10
Resigned
GCBIZ DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2002-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
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accounts · AA
2025-06-13
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2024-09-24
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2024-06-17
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2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07