360 PLANT LTD

💤Zombieactive
06760428 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-27
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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  3. 2024-02-06
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  4. 2023-07-03
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  5. 2022-08-10
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  6. 2021-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-05
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-20
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    address · AD01
  12. 2016-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-10-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-10-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-01-31
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    HOPKINSON, Nick resigned
    director
  17. 2009-05-10
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    KISLITSYN, Alexei resigned
    director
  18. 2008-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 360 PLANT LTD
  19. 2008-11-27
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    STUBBS, Alex appointed
    director
  20. 2008-11-27
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    HOPKINSON, Nick appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-27
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    KISLITSYN, Alexei appointed
    director

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Alex Stubbs
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/10/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

3 Bexton Lane
Knutsford
WA16 9BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STUBBS, Alex→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOPKINSON, Nick→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
KISLITSYN, Alexei→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-11-27 · resigned 2009-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-05