125DB LTD

💤Zombieactive
09770579 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,738

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 1336% YoY
Current Assets
£159
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£1k-£960-£572-£183£206Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-1.4k£179
Current assets£159£206
Net assets£-1.7k£-121

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-17
    MOSBECH, Kent resigned
    director
  13. 2017-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-05-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-12-07
    MOSBECH, Kent appointed
    director
  18. 2015-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 125DB LTD
  19. 2015-09-10
    CHRISTENSEN, Claus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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 Claus Christensen
Individual · Danish · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

First Floor 2 Central Parade
101 Victoria Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 7PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHRISTENSEN, Claus
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-09-10
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Active
MOSBECH, Kent
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2017-05-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11