10X INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11671121 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-12
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 2021
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (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: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,691

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£64k£96k£129k£161kNov 2020Nov 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2021-11-302020-11-30
Total assets£47.3k£1.4k
Current assets£160.8k£150.4k
Net assets£2.7k£1.4k

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

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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-03-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2024-02-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2018-11-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10X INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  7. 2018-11-12
    DARVELL, Troy Orlando appointed
    director
  8. 2018-11-12
    📄
    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 7 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: 2023-11-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2023-11-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Troy Orlando Darvell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares12/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

289 Kents Hill Road
Benfleet
SS7 5XT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2021-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-11-25OVERDUE
Last: 2022-11-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DARVELL, Troy Orlando
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-11-12
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Recent filings (10 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2018-11-12