CASCELLOID LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04748985 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-30
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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 (70/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-31➖NUTTALL, Brenda resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2007-02-26➖BUCKLEY, Frank resignedsecretary
- 2007-02-26➕NUTTALL, Brenda appointedsecretary
- 2003-05-08➕BUCKLEY, Frank appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs CASCELLOID LIMITED
- 2003-04-30➕MURPHY, Kevin Desmond appointeddirector
- 2003-04-30➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-30➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-30➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-30➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
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 81 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kevin Desmond Murphy Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Copper Room Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
Manchester
M3 7BG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MURPHY, Kevin Desmond→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BUCKLEY, Frank→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2007-02-26
NUTTALL, Brenda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2023-12-31
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2003-04-30
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2003-04-30
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-24