ACROSS THE DIVIDE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03279836 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
107 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 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-05-21
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-10-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-07-10
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    HANNAFORD, Karen Denise resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-07-10
    ➖
    HANNAFORD, Karen Denise resigned
    director
  19. 2012-06-18
    ➖
    CLARK, Stephen James resigned
    director
  20. 2011-04-30
    ➖
    WARREN, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2010-08-03
    ➖
    WALLEY, David Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    FORD, Anthony resigned
    director
  23. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    CLARK, Stephen James appointed
    director
  24. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    FORD, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    WALLEY, David Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    WARREN, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2008-04-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1996-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACROSS THE DIVIDE LIMITED
  29. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    HANNAFORD, Mark Steven appointed
    director
  30. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    HANNAFORD, Karen Denise appointed
    secretary
  31. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1996-11-18
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    HANNAFORD, Karen Denise appointed
    director
  34. 1996-11-18
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1996-11-18
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 29 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 candidate

Strong 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Steven Hannaford
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Frederick Weilceased 22/08/2022· 50-75% shares
  • Manana Group Limitedceased 01/10/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

4 Weycroft House
2a Weycroft Avenue
Axminster
Devon
EX13 5HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

HANNAFORD, Mark Steven→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANNAFORD, Karen Denise→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 1996-11-18
Resigned
CLARK, Stephen James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2012-06-18
Resigned
FORD, Anthony→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned
HANNAFORD, Karen Denise→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 2012-07-10
Resigned
WALLEY, David Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2010-08-03
Resigned
WARREN, Emma Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2011-04-30
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-11-18 · resigned 1996-11-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/04/2008—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02