A. MELBOURNE LTD

💤Zombieactive
04031481 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£14.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,213
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,692 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£14.2k£55.9k
Current assets£35.1k£80.2k
Net assets£14.2k£55.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-23
    ➖
    SAMARDZIJA, Steven resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-07-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2000-07-13
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    MELBOURNE, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    MELBOURNE, Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2000-07-13
    ➕
    SAMARDZIJA, Steven appointed
    director
  20. 2000-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. MELBOURNE LTD
  21. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-07-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-07-11
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-07-11
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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 "MELBOURNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

100/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Samardzija
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Melbourne
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Garage
Basford Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 9BP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MELBOURNE, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELBOURNE, Andrew→
director · ~72y · appointed 2000-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-11
Resigned
SAMARDZIJA, Steven→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-07-13 · resigned 2025-01-23
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-11 · resigned 2000-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06