ZELIM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11010715 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,193,617
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3.3m
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£3.2m
↑ 417% YoY
Current Assets
£4.0m
↑ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.08M | £617.7k |
| Current assets | £3.95M | £2.16M |
| Cash | £3.32M | £1.96M |
| Debtors | £630.7k | £203.4k |
| Net assets | £3.19M | £617.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-29➕BAXTER, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 2025-10-29➕GILBERT, Alan Howell Kinsella appointeddirector
- 2025-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➖LOTHIAN, Kenneth Douglas resigneddirector
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-30➖CLARK, Alison resigneddirector
- 2025-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-05➕CLARK, Alison appointeddirector
- 2024-12-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-09-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-09-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-corporate-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH02
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Innovate UK Loans Limited
- 2023-12-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-25➕KERO LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2022-09-01➖MILTON, David Bowen Douglas resigneddirector
- 2021-10-21➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-10-21➖MAYALL, Samuel resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-24➕DUGUID, Douglas Hunter appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕LOTHIAN, Kenneth Douglas appointeddirector
- 2020-04-07➕KEEN, Dominic John appointeddirector
- 2019-03-17➕MILTON, David Bowen Douglas appointeddirector
- 2017-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ZELIM LIMITED
- 2017-10-12➕MAYALL, Samuel appointeddirector
- 2017-10-12➕MAYALL, Samuel appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CLARK, Alison resigned 2025-04-30; LOTHIAN, Kenneth Douglas resigned 2025-07-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Mayall Individual · British · DOB 10/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30110 — SIC 30110
Registered office
Garreg Lwyd
Llanrhaeadr
Denbigh
Denbighshire
LL16 4PW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-10-21
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BAXTER, Douglas James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-10-29
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DUGUID, Douglas Hunter→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-24
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GILBERT, Alan Howell Kinsella→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEEN, Dominic John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYALL, Samuel→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2017-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERO LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2022-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYALL, Samuel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-12 · resigned 2021-10-21
CLARK, Alison→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-03-05 · resigned 2025-04-30
LOTHIAN, Kenneth Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2020-07-06 · resigned 2025-07-31
MILTON, David Bowen Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-03-17 · resigned 2022-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Innovate UK Loans Innovate UK Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (73 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-04
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27