A. PARSONS & CO (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00925103 · ltd · incorporated 1967-12-27
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (77/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-02-07➖SEFTON, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2002-08-09➖BAKER, Janet Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2002-08-09➖PARSONS, Frances Gorse resigneddirector
- 2001-02-06➕BAKER, Janet Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-02-06➕PARSONS, Frances Gorse appointeddirector
- 2001-01-15➖PARSONS, Alfred resigneddirector
- 1967-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A. PARSONS & CO (LIVERPOOL) LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Keith Sefton Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1967-12-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290
Registered office
110 - 114 Duke Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 5AG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
Active
BAKER, Janet Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2002-08-09
PARSONS, Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2001-01-15
PARSONS, Frances Gorse→
Resigneddirector · ~110y · appointed 2001-02-06 · resigned 2002-08-09
SEFTON, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · resigned 2005-02-07
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Recent filings (110 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01