POOL BUSINESS PARK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03874061 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-09
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.4y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC (Company Number 2065)
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22➖JOHNSON, Chris Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-08-10✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2018-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-07-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-09-15➕JOHNSON, Chris Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-15➖JOHNSON, Clare resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-26➖DUXBURY, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 2013-04-26➕JOHNSON, Clare appointedsecretary
- 2009-04-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-01-14➕DUXBURY, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-05➖MYTHEN, Elizabeth Claire resignedsecretary
- 2006-03-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2004-03-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2003-09-19➖JOHNSON, Christopher Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2003-09-19➕MYTHEN, Elizabeth Claire appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1999-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs POOL BUSINESS PARK LIMITED
- 1999-11-09➕JOHNSON, Adrian appointeddirector
- 1999-11-09➕JOHNSON, Christopher Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 1999-11-09➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-09➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-11-09➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-11-09➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-05-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Aj Acquisitions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aj Acquisitions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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POOL BUSINESS PARK LIMITED
This company · 03874061
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aj Acquisitions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Adrian Johnsonceased 27/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
10-12 Pool Business Park Pool Road
Pool In Wharfedale
Otley
LS21 1FD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
JOHNSON, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1999-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUXBURY, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-14 · resigned 2013-04-26
JOHNSON, Chris Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-09-15 · resigned 2022-11-22
JOHNSON, Christopher Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 2003-09-19
JOHNSON, Clare→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-04-26 · resigned 2014-09-15
MYTHEN, Elizabeth Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2007-11-05
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-09
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-09 · resigned 1999-11-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC (Company Number 2065) | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/07/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 27/03/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/03/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/12/1999 | 08/04/2009 |
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Recent filings (84 total)
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15