09494683 LTD

💤Zombieactive
09494683 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-17
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (43/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-08-07
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2018-08-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2017-09-19
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  4. 2017-09-19
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2017-07-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2015-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 09494683 LTD
  7. 2015-03-17
    WHITAKER, John appointed
    secretary
  8. 2015-03-17
    WHITAKER, John Leonard appointed
    director
  9. 2015-03-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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: 2016-12-17

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-03-31

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC

Registered office

6 Main Street
Aughton
Sheffield
S26 3XJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2016-12-17OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2017-03-31OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WHITAKER, John
secretary · appointed 2015-03-17
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Active
WHITAKER, John Leonard
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-17
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Recent filings (5 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2018-08-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-08-07
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2017-09-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-07-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2015-03-17