07 INVESTMENT CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
12407929 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £2,684
Net assets shrinking
Down £28,334 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k£7k£16k£25k£35k£44kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-1.7k£29.1k
Current assets£39.0k£44.1k
Net assets£-2.7k£25.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 07 INVESTMENT CO LTD
  11. 2020-01-16
    GILL, Drew Victor appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-16
    G INVESTCO LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2020-01-16
    G INVESTCO LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  14. 2020-01-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

G Investco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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G Investco Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
07 INVESTMENT CO LTD
This company · 12407929

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
G Investco Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

33 Western Heights Road
Meon Vale
Stratford-Upon-Avon
CV37 8WP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GILL, Drew Victor
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-16
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Active
G INVESTCO LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2020-01-16 · resigned 2020-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-24