07537994 LTD
💤Zombieactive
07537994 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-22
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
37 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2024-05-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-02-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 07537994 LTD
- 2011-02-22➕MORRIS, Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-05-17: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Morris Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 07/03/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Retail · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10TH FLOOR LTD→ 13388668 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1BOX MYSTERY LIMITED→ 16600116 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20TH CENTURY STORE LIMITED→ 15536188 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2E WORX LIMITED→ 14996310 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 369MULTI LTD→ 16023853 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 394 LIMITED→ 16738490 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3SA & DUK LIMITED→ 16838472 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 404 BROS LTD→ 16419700 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 BROTHERS CLOTHES LTD→ 15010673 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 526 PHONES & ACCESSORIES LTD→ 11028300 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 7 DAYS POUND EXPRESS LTD→ 14460125 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 7 SKY SERVICES LTD→ 15747928 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Hanover House Greg St
Reddish
Stockport
SK5 7NR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MORRIS, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2024-09-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30