ALL COUNTIES FINANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01513000 · ltd · incorporated 1980-08-18
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-04-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2014-12-01➕ANGUS, Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2014-07-31➖MIDDLETON, Robert George resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-06-28➖BELL, Martin Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-28➕MIDDLETON, Robert George appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-05➕BELL, Martin Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2001-04-05➖HUMPHREYS, David John resignedsecretary
- 2001-04-05➖HUMPHREYS, David John resigneddirector
- 2001-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-01-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2000-03-30➖HOPE, Trevor Thomas resigneddirector
- 1998-02-27➖MCNULTY, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 1996-11-14➕FOTHERGILL, John Donald Read appointeddirector
- 1996-11-14➖FOTHERGILL, John Christopher Read resigneddirector
- 1996-11-14➕MCNULTY, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
- 1996-06-30➖PATTISON, John Richard resigneddirector
- 1996-04-30➕HOPE, Trevor Thomas appointeddirector
- 1994-08-31➕PATTISON, John Richard appointeddirector
- 1993-03-31➖APPLEBY, Denis resigneddirector
- 1980-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL COUNTIES FINANCE LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Donald Read Fothergill Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Cleveland House
Norton Road
Stockton-On-Tees
Cleveland
TS20 2AQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-09
Last: 2026-06-25
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
Active
FOTHERGILL, John Donald Read→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1996-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Martin Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2007-06-28
HUMPHREYS, David John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-04-05
MIDDLETON, Robert George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2014-07-31
APPLEBY, Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1993-03-31
FOTHERGILL, John Christopher Read→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1996-11-14
HOPE, Trevor Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-04-30 · resigned 2000-03-30
HUMPHREYS, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2001-04-05
MCNULTY, Stephen Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-11-14 · resigned 1998-02-27
PATTISON, John Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1994-08-31 · resigned 1996-06-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 20/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Supplemental deed (supplemental to a composite guarantee and debenture dated 17TH november 2000) | 1 property | 19/01/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Subordination deed | 1 property | 10/01/2001 | — |
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Recent filings (118 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-26