220 INTERIORS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
08365082 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-17
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: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43330Floor and wall covering
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-06
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    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-04-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-19
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-02-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-01-09
    BICKERTON, Simon Hugh appointed
    director
  17. 2015-01-09
    BICKERTON, Holly Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2013-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 220 INTERIORS LTD.
  19. 2013-01-17
    BICKERTON, Holly Jane appointed
    director

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • 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 Simon Hugh Bickerton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Church View Castleton Rise
Castleton
Cardiff
Cardiff
CF3 2WA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BICKERTON, Simon Hugh
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-01-09
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Active
BICKERTON, Holly Jane
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04