A.A. GIBBONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02216593 · ltd · incorporated 1988-02-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-05
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-06-30
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    HEATH, Mark resigned
    director
  13. 2015-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-05-22
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    LOWNE, Mark Christopher appointed
    director
  17. 2012-05-22
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    GIBBONS, Valerie Jean resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-05-22
    ➖
    GIBBONS, Valerie Jean resigned
    director
  19. 2012-05-22
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    HEATH, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2012-05-08
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    GIBBONS, Arthur Alfred resigned
    director
  21. 1988-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A.A. GIBBONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Christopher Lowne
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

53 Brooklands Avenue
Sidcup
Kent
DA15 7PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LOWNE, Mark Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBBONS, Valerie Jean→
secretary · resigned 2012-05-22
Resigned
GIBBONS, Arthur Alfred→
director · ~88y · resigned 2012-05-08
Resigned
GIBBONS, Valerie Jean→
director · ~85y · resigned 2012-05-22
Resigned
HEATH, Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-22