ALL FILL LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01831190 · ltd · incorporated 1984-07-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 40.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 40.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
129 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2017-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-08-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-08-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-29➖WARMINGTON, Michael Dennis resigneddirector
- 2014-07-03➖WILLIAMS, Owen resignedsecretary
- 2012-02-28➖WALKER, Robert John resigneddirector
- 2007-07-03➖BOURNE, Philip resigneddirector
- 2006-10-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1999-07-28➖LEE, John resignedsecretary
- 1999-07-28➕WILLIAMS, Owen appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-28➖LEE, John resigneddirector
- 1996-06-05➕WARMINGTON, Michael Dennis appointeddirector
- 1995-11-04🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1995-08-02🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1994-03-16➕LEE, John appointedsecretary
- 1994-03-16➖WATTS, Michael Rowland resignedsecretary
- 1994-03-16➕LEE, John appointeddirector
- 1993-11-24➖HEAD, Veronica Anne resignedsecretary
- 1993-11-24➕WATTS, Michael Rowland appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-24➖HEAD, Christopher David resigneddirector
- 1993-11-24➖WILLIAMSON, John Fulton resigneddirector
- 1993-11-24🔒Charge registered #4Lender: 3I Group PLC
- 1992-11-02➕WATTS, Michael Rowland appointeddirector
- 1992-02-17🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1989-11-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1988-09-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1984-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALL FILL 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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
5 Gateshead Close
Sunderland Road
Sandy
Bedfordshire
SG19 1RS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)
WATTS, Michael Rowland→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1992-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEAD, Veronica Anne→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-11-24
LEE, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-03-16 · resigned 1999-07-28
WATTS, Michael Rowland→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 1994-03-16
WILLIAMS, Owen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-28 · resigned 2014-07-03
BOURNE, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2007-07-03
HEAD, Christopher David→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1993-11-24
LEE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1994-03-16 · resigned 1999-07-28
WALKER, Robert John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2012-02-28
WARMINGTON, Michael Dennis→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1996-06-05 · resigned 2014-08-29
WILLIAMSON, John Fulton→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1993-11-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
0
Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 11/10/2006 | 17/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Deed of charge over credit balances | 1 property | 02/08/1995 | 04/11/1995 | |
| satisfied | 3I Group 3I Group PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 24/11/1993 | 17/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/11/1989 | 17/08/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Letter of charge | 1 property | 14/09/1988 | 17/02/1992 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/12/1985 | 17/08/2017 |
Recent filings (129 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-28