A. NICE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02742630 · ltd · incorporated 1992-08-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-04-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2020-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2013-09-09
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    PERMAN, Catherine Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-09-09
    ➖
    YOUNG, Andrew Stephen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    PERMAN, Michael George appointed
    director
  20. 2003-08-19
    ➖
    PERMAN, Michael George resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    YOUNG, Andrew Stephen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-08-19
    ➖
    NICE, Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 1997-01-15
    ➖
    NICE, Coral Rosetta resigned
    secretary
  24. 1997-01-15
    ➕
    PERMAN, Michael George appointed
    secretary
  25. 1992-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As A. NICE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  26. 1992-08-25
    ➕
    NICE, Coral Rosetta appointed
    secretary
  27. 1992-08-25
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-08-25
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1992-08-25
    ➕
    NICE, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael George Perman
Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/08/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

Worthy House
14 Winchester Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 8UQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PERMAN, Catherine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERMAN, Michael George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NICE, Coral Rosetta→
secretary · appointed 1992-08-25 · resigned 1997-01-15
Resigned
PERMAN, Michael George→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-15 · resigned 2003-08-19
Resigned
YOUNG, Andrew Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2013-09-09
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-08-25 · resigned 1992-08-25
Resigned
NICE, Anthony→
director · ~87y · appointed 1992-08-25 · resigned 2003-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-09