ANDREWS RECOVERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04081861 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-02
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
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,504
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,773 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 146% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.5k | £3.3k |
| Current assets | £16.0k | £24.8k |
| Cash | — | £10.3k |
| Debtors | — | £14.6k |
| Net assets | £-1.5k | £3.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 dissolution
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31➖ANDREWS, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30➖ANDREWS, Debra Ann resigneddirector
- 2019-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-05-31➕ANDREWS, Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-03-31➖ANDREWS, David Edwin resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-31➕ANDREWS, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREWS RECOVERY LIMITED
- 2000-10-02➕ANDREWS, David Edwin appointedsecretary
- 2000-10-02➕QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-02➖QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-02➕ANDREWS, Debra Ann appointeddirector
- 2000-10-02➕QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-02➖QA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Andrews Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Debra Ann Andrewsceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000
Registered office
Devonshire House 582 Honeypot Lane
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 1JS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
ANDREWS, Robert→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDREWS, David Edwin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2004-03-31
ANDREWS, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2022-03-31
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2000-10-02
ANDREWS, Debra Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2020-04-30
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-02 · resigned 2000-10-02
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Recent filings (72 total)
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-05-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-11