AGE UK SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03907454 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-01-17

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (2 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-14
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PARKER, Alex appointed
secretary
2025-10-14
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CROWTHER, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2025-06-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-30
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BRADBURY, Neil John resigned
secretary
2025-05-30
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CROWTHER, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2025-05-30
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BRADBURY, Neil John resigned
director
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-01
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-17
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MACEY-HEWITT, Julie resigned
secretary
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-07
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-05
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BRADBURY, Neil John appointed
secretary
2021-07-05
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BRADBURY, Neil John appointed
director
2021-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-13
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TEASDALE, Marion resigned
director
2018-05-14
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MACEY-HEWITT, Julie appointed
secretary
2018-05-14
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SIMONDS, Robert John resigned
secretary
2014-10-27
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ATKINSON, Angela Mary resigned
secretary
2014-10-27
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SIMONDS, Robert John appointed
secretary
2014-10-27
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TEASDALE, Marion appointed
director
2011-07-18
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DAVIES, Paul Whitney resigned
director
2010-01-14
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DAVIES, Paul Whitney appointed
director
2009-05-26
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BAIRD, Andrew resigned
director
2008-12-08
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BAIRD, Andrew appointed
director
2008-03-31
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HOLLIS, George resigned
director
2005-11-08
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HOLLIS, George appointed
director
2005-11-08
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ROBINSON, Jane resigned
director
2004-02-03
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ROBINSON, Jane appointed
director
2003-11-04
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STEPHENSON, Jack resigned
director
2002-05-27
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ATKINSON, Angela Mary appointed
secretary
2002-05-27
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STEPHENSON, Brenda Pauline resigned
secretary
2001-11-13
➖
RICHARDSON, Margaret resigned
director
2001-01-16
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CURTIS, Sandra Ann resigned
director
2001-01-16
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RICHARDSON, Margaret appointed
director
2000-12-01
➕
STEPHENSON, Brenda Pauline appointed
secretary
2000-11-13
➖
CURTIS, Sandra Ann resigned
secretary
2000-01-17
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Company incorporated
As AGE UK SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT TRADING LIMITED
2000-01-17
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TRAFFORD, Stephen George appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Age Uk North Yorkshire Coast & Moors holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Age Uk North Yorkshire Coast & Moors

Corporate parent

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AGE UK SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT TRADING LIMITED

This company · 03907454

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Age Uk North Yorkshire Coast & Moors Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/01/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Marion Teasdaleceased 17/01/2020· significant influence
Mr Stephen George Traffordceased 17/01/2020· significant influence
Ms Frances Buttersceased 17/01/2020· significant influence

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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AFRON LIMITED→ 06461989 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-01-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

39 Aberdeen Walk

Scarborough

North Yorkshire

YO11 1BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 16 resigned)

PARKER, Alex→

secretary · appointed 2025-10-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TRAFFORD, Stephen George→

director · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ATKINSON, Angela Mary→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2014-10-27

Resigned

BRADBURY, Neil John→

secretary · appointed 2021-07-05 · resigned 2025-05-30

Resigned

CROWTHER, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2025-05-30 · resigned 2025-10-14

Resigned

CURTIS, Sandra Ann→

secretary · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2000-11-13

Resigned

MACEY-HEWITT, Julie→

secretary · appointed 2018-05-14 · resigned 2022-01-17

Resigned

SIMONDS, Robert John→

secretary · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2018-05-14

Resigned

STEPHENSON, Brenda Pauline→

secretary · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2002-05-27

Resigned

BAIRD, Andrew→

director · ~77y · appointed 2008-12-08 · resigned 2009-05-26

Resigned

BRADBURY, Neil John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-07-05 · resigned 2025-05-30

Resigned

CURTIS, Sandra Ann→

director · ~74y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2001-01-16

Resigned

DAVIES, Paul Whitney→

director · ~68y · appointed 2010-01-14 · resigned 2011-07-18

Resigned

HOLLIS, George→

director · ~89y · appointed 2005-11-08 · resigned 2008-03-31

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Margaret→

director · ~78y · appointed 2001-01-16 · resigned 2001-11-13

Resigned

ROBINSON, Jane→

director · ~80y · appointed 2004-02-03 · resigned 2005-11-08

Resigned

STEPHENSON, Jack→

director · ~83y · appointed 2000-01-17 · resigned 2003-11-04

Resigned

TEASDALE, Marion→

director · ~77y · appointed 2014-10-27 · resigned 2019-11-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2026-01-29

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-06-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-24

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-06-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-02-01

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-02-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-01-31

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-18