'A & A' SELF-STORAGE LTD.
💤Zombieactive
03107220 · ltd · incorporated 1995-09-27
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.0y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
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 Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cohort Capital LTD
- 2025-06-30➖ADLER, Esther resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-06-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank J. Safra Sarasin LTD as Pledgee
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-28➖ADLER, Esther resigneddirector
- 2021-10-28➖ADLER, Percy resigneddirector
- 2009-07-24➕ADLER, Percy appointeddirector
- 2004-09-08➕FABRE, Susan Deborah appointeddirector
- 2004-08-08➕ADLER, Esther appointeddirector
- 2004-08-08➖ADLER, Paul resigneddirector
- 1995-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 'A & A' SELF-STORAGE LTD.
- 1995-09-27➕ADLER, Esther appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-27➕DUNGATE, Keith Stephen appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-27➖DUNGATE, Keith Stephen resignedsecretary
- 1995-09-27➕ADLER, Paul appointeddirector
- 1995-09-27➕DUNGATE, Stephanie Marie appointeddirector
- 1995-09-27➖DUNGATE, Stephanie Marie resigneddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Deborah Fabre Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Percy Adlerceased 09/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
- Mrs Esther Adlerceased 09/09/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18DEGREESFIJI DISTRIBUTION UK LIMITED→ 14286047 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 24/7 STORAGE CONTAINERS LTD→ 16924848 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2RIDE LTD→ 16292379 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 2YOU LTD→ 12698962 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3AAA VENTURES LIMITED→ 12735790 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3N&M SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16320595 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7 HILL DELIVERY SERVICES LIMITED→ 11198820 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 7EVEN ENTERTAINMENT LTD→ 12041283 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 96 MILLION LIMITED→ 15182077 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AAA LOGISTIC TRANSPORT LTD→ 15759189 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AAJAA LIFESTYLE LTD→ 15836839 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AANA & COMPANY LTD→ 09742457 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
3rd Floor, 166 College Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 1BH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
FABRE, Susan Deborah→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADLER, Esther→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 2025-06-30
DUNGATE, Keith Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 1995-09-27
ADLER, Esther→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2004-08-08 · resigned 2021-10-28
ADLER, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 2004-08-08
ADLER, Percy→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2009-07-24 · resigned 2021-10-28
DUNGATE, Stephanie Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1995-09-27 · resigned 1995-09-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cohort Capital Cohort Capital LTD | A registered charge | — | 20/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Bank J. Safra Sarasin as Pledgee Bank J. Safra Sarasin LTD as Pledgee | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/06/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (98 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11