100CL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09302456 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-10
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 Nov 2022
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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, 1 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
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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
Metric2022-11-30
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-03-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2024-02-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-01-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-05
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2018-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-21
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 100CL LIMITED
  16. 2014-11-10
    SERGIO, Roberta appointed
    director
  17. 2014-11-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-11-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Roberta Sergio
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

299 Haggerston Road
London
London
E8 4EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-11-24OVERDUE
Last: 2022-11-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SERGIO, Roberta
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-10
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Recent filings (22 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2018-11-05