ACCRINGTON GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02454857 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-21
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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 (60/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 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

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-13
    ➕
    DUXBURY, Jack Robert appointed
    director
  5. 2023-01-13
    ➖
    HOLDEN, Alan William resigned
    director
  6. 2023-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2000-11-17
    ➕
    KHANAN, Barry appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-11-16
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Richard resigned
    secretary
  20. 1995-05-31
    ➖
    COMMONS, Arthur resigned
    director
  21. 1992-12-21
    ➖
    FOOTE, Paul Edgar resigned
    director
  22. 1992-09-07
    ➖
    FOOTE, Paul Edgar resigned
    secretary
  23. 1992-03-17
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Richard appointed
    secretary
  24. 1989-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ACCRINGTON GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS 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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

485 Bolton Road
Whitehall
Darwen
BB3 2JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KHANAN, Barry→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUXBURY, Jack Robert→
director · ~23y · appointed 2023-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOOTE, Paul Edgar→
secretary · resigned 1992-09-07
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Richard→
secretary · appointed 1992-03-17 · resigned 2000-11-16
Resigned
COMMONS, Arthur→
director · ~102y · resigned 1995-05-31
Resigned
FOOTE, Paul Edgar→
director · ~87y · resigned 1992-12-21
Resigned
HOLDEN, Alan William→
director · ~81y · resigned 2023-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07