ALREADY SORTED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04334912 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-05
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-03-01
    ➖
    TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-12-08
    ➖
    TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann resigned
    director
  9. 2021-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    WORNER, Karl Martin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-09-30
    ➕
    TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    WORNER, Karl Martin resigned
    director
  22. 2001-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ALREADY SORTED LIMITED
  23. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    TAVANYAR, Timothy Giles appointed
    director
  24. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    WORNER, Karl Martin appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-12-05
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    WORNER, Karl Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-12-05
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Timothy Giles Tavanyar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Catherine Ann Tavanyarceased 01/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Java House
Low Hall Lane
Scotton
Richmond
DL9 3PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

TAVANYAR, Timothy Giles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
WORNER, Karl Martin→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned
TAVANYAR, Catherine Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-30 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
WORNER, Karl Martin→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2001-12-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08