HUNTSMAN ASSOCIATES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04221973 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-23
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£92
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: high (81/100)

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

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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £92

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£92
↑ 1050% YoY
Current Assets
£286
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£57£114£172£229£286Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£92£8
Current assets£286£196
Net assets£92£8

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-03-17
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  4. 2023-03-21
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  5. 2022-03-25
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  6. 2021-06-29
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  7. 2020-06-26
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  8. 2019-03-26
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  9. 2018-03-26
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  10. 2017-03-31
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  11. 2016-06-13
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  12. 2016-04-06
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  13. 2015-06-11
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  14. 2015-04-13
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  15. 2014-06-13
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  16. 2009-01-01
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    THOMPSON, Simone Joanne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2004-11-05
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    THOMPSON, David Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2004-11-05
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2003-07-01
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    THOMPSON, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-01
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    THOMPSON, Simone Joanne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As HUNTSMAN ASSOCIATES LTD.
  22. 2001-05-23
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    THOMPSON, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2001-05-23
    ➕
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2001-05-23
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    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2001-05-23
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    COWAN, Judy Rosalie appointed
    director
  26. 2001-05-23
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    COWAN, Judy Rosalie resigned
    director
  27. 2001-05-23
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    THOMPSON, Brian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Mark Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2001-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

3 Harewood Gardens
Brocksburn Park, Pegswood
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 6TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMPSON, David Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMPSON, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2003-07-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Simone Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2001-05-23
Resigned
COWAN, Judy Rosalie→
director · ~87y · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2001-05-23
Resigned
THOMPSON, Brian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-05-23 · resigned 2004-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-29