19 CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08322408 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-07
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£288.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £288,481
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£288k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£918k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £917.6k | £569.0k |
| Current assets | £917.6k | £569.0k |
| Net assets | £288.5k | £167.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-04-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-04-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 19 CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
- 2012-12-07➕SAMPSON, Stephen David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
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 66. 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 13 years.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen David Sampson Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/03/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stephen David Sampsonceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Tracie Sampsonceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Tracie Sampsonceased 16/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 EIGHTY LIMITED→ 07878179 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 10 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 05423731 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 10 UHS LTD→ 14949568 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1080 VIRTUAL MEDIA CONSULTING LTD→ 08198279 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 10TH DIMENSION CONSULTING LTD→ 14776425 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1473 MEDIA LIMITED→ 14007471 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1494 CONSULTANTS LTD→ 11155352 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 15TH EARL ENGINEERING LTD→ 16687343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 VENTURES LTD→ 16574025 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 199 TANKS LIMITED→ 13949741 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 272 CONSULTING LIMITED→ 13843050 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3 BEAR VENTURES LTD→ 15811363 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
Laurel Court
19, Broad Highway
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 2RR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SAMPSON, Stephen David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-12-07
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Recent filings (45 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-13