15 HUNDRED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08353676 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-09
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Average employees200

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
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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-01-16
    COLLINS, Linda Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  17. 2013-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 15 HUNDRED LIMITED
  18. 2013-01-09
    SINCLAIR, Mark John appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-09
    COLLINS, Linda Elizabeth appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

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 Mark John Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

C/O Perception Accounting Limited The Cobalt Building, 1600 Eureka Park
Lower Pemberton
Ashford
Kent
TN25 4BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Mark John
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-09
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Active
COLLINS, Linda Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2013-01-09 · resigned 2013-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06