ANDREWS UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04047099 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-04
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58210Publishing of computer games
  • 59132Video distribution activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
82 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees900900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
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  2. 2025-09-26
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  3. 2025-09-17
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  4. 2025-09-17
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  5. 2025-09-17
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  6. 2024-09-19
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  7. 2023-09-26
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  8. 2022-09-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-19
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  12. 2019-08-12
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  13. 2019-08-06
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-08-06
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2019-08-06
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  16. 2019-08-06
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    address · AD01
  17. 2018-09-11
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  18. 2018-09-08
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  19. 2007-09-01
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    ANDREWS, Angela Maria resigned
    director
  20. 2000-08-09
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    ANDREWS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-08-09
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    ANDREWS, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2000-08-09
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    ANDREWS, Angela Maria appointed
    director
  23. 2000-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS UK LIMITED
  24. 2000-08-04
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-08-04
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  26. 2000-08-04
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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  27. 2000-08-04
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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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 "ANDREWS" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 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 Paul Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Angela Maria Andrews
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/09/2018

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
Incorporated2000-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

166 The Mall
Luton
LU1 2TL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ANDREWS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-09
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Active
ANDREWS, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-08-09
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2000-08-04
Resigned
ANDREWS, Angela Maria→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-08-09 · resigned 2007-09-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2000-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-21