ANNO DOMINI PUBLISHING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02315872 · ltd · incorporated 1988-11-11
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
£143.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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, 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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
124 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £143,913
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£395k
Net Worth
£144k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£456k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £143.9k | £97.2k |
| Current assets | £456.0k | £432.1k |
| Cash | £395.5k | — |
| Debtors | £60.6k | — |
| Net assets | £143.9k | £97.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19➖REYNOLDS, Annette Sally-Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-09-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02➖DORMAN, Philip Henry Keppel, Sir resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-28➖VESEY, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-02➖GREENWOOD, Deborah Elaine resigneddirector
- 2022-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-12➕WORMLEIGHTON, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2022-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-02-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➖ROGERS, Gerald resigneddirector
- 2015-01-01➕GREENWOOD, Deborah Elaine appointeddirector
- 2003-04-01➕ROGERS, Gerald appointeddirector
- 2000-07-31➖HYATT, Jenny resigneddirector
- 1998-05-23➕DORMAN, Philip Henry Keppel, Sir appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-23➖VESEY, David Robert resignedsecretary
- 1992-09-01➕HYATT, Jenny appointeddirector
- 1988-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNO DOMINI PUBLISHING LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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.)
Group structure
Lion Sales Services Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lion Sales Services Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ANNO DOMINI PUBLISHING LIMITED
This company · 02315872
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lion Sales Services Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 31/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Robert Veseyceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Annette Sally-Marie Reynoldsceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒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 →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
74 Mill Lane
Southport
PR9 7PE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
WORMLEIGHTON, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DORMAN, Philip Henry Keppel, Sir→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-23 · resigned 2023-11-02
VESEY, David Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-05-23
GREENWOOD, Deborah Elaine→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2022-09-02
HYATT, Jenny→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2000-07-31
REYNOLDS, Annette Sally-Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · resigned 2024-12-19
ROGERS, Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2021-07-01
VESEY, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2023-01-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (124 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-01