AFTER A LOCK AND SAFE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03998786 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-22
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (53/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-25📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-01-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30➖WHALL, Jeanette Ross resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-01-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-10➕MCEWAN, Liam Stuart appointeddirector
- 2021-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25➖WHALL, Terence Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2000-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs AFTER A LOCK AND SAFE LIMITED
- 2000-05-22➕WHALL, Jeanette Ross appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-22➕JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-22➖JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-22➕WHALL, Terence Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-05-22➕JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-05-22➖JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED resignedcorporate-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 26 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nikita Jane Mcewan Individual · British · DOB 03/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/03/2023 |
Mr Liam Stuart Mcewan Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 10/12/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Terry Whallceased 25/10/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
36 Cambridge Road
Choppington
Northumberland
NE62 5HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MCEWAN, Liam Stuart→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2021-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHALL, Jeanette Ross→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2022-05-30
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-22
WHALL, Terence Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2021-10-25
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-22
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-05