ALLFARM INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03634649 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-18
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£64.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28302
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 26.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £64,378
Cash YoY
+533%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 533% YoY
Net Worth
£64k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.6k | £62.7k |
| Current assets | £92.7k | £67.0k |
| Cash | £1.7k | £266 |
| Debtors | £51.0k | £20.2k |
| Net assets | £64.4k | £39.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-04-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-12➕SLADE, Callum appointedsecretary
- 2023-04-12➕SLADE, Callum John appointeddirector
- 2023-04-12➖DICKONS, Stephen Richard resigneddirector
- 2023-04-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-15➖BLOOMFIELD, Clive resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-06➕BLOOMFIELD, Clive appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-31➖STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2000-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-06-30➖DICKONS, Stephen Richard resignedsecretary
- 2000-06-30➕STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2000-06-30➕DICKONS, Stephen Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-06-30➖STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew resigneddirector
- 1998-12-15➕DICKONS, Stephen Richard appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-15➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-12-15➕STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew appointeddirector
- 1998-12-15➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-09-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLFARM INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
- 1998-09-18➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-09-18➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 28 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Callum John Slade Individual · British · DOB 02/1997 · age 29 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stephen Richard Dickonsceased 12/04/2023· 75-100% shares
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28302 — SIC 28302
Registered office
Units 5 & 6 Fullers Business Centre
Riverside View Wickham Market
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 0TA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
Active
SLADE, Callum John→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLOOMFIELD, Clive→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-06 · resigned 2015-10-15
DICKONS, Stephen Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2000-06-30
STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-06-30 · resigned 2002-12-31
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 1998-12-15
DICKONS, Stephen Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2000-06-30 · resigned 2023-04-12
STOLLERY, Joseph Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2000-06-30
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 1998-12-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/07/2000 | — |
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Recent filings (87 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-14