ANDREW KANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03879797 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-18

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£45.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01290

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41100Development of building projects
41202Construction of domestic buildings

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 21.9y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.9 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £45,364

Net assets shrinking

Down £18,303 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£45k

↓ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£33k

↓ 52% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£51.4k	£72.4k
Current assets	£33.3k	£69.5k
Net assets	£45.4k	£63.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-06-19
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accounts · AA
2025-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2004-08-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1999-11-18
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW KANE LIMITED
1999-11-18
➕
KANE, Rachel Anne appointed
secretary
1999-11-18
➕
KANE, Andrew appointed
director
1999-11-18
➕
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-18
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-18
➕
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-11-18
➖
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KANE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Kane Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01290 — SIC 01290

Registered office

Glendalough Hillside

Romiley

Stockport

Cheshire

SK6 4AZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-09

Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KANE, Rachel Anne→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-18

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Active

KANE, Andrew→

director · ~61y · appointed 1999-11-18

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Active

BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-18 · resigned 1999-11-18

Resigned

DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-18 · resigned 1999-11-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Mortgage	1 property	05/08/2004	—

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