AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS & COMEDIANS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04566047 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-17
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
£-33.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £33,700
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£34k
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-32.5k | — |
| Current assets | £28.3k | — |
| Net assets | £-33.7k | — |
| Average employees | — | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-18➖DAVIS, Roger Philip resigneddirector
- 2022-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-27➕DAVIS, Jared Mark appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2002-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS & COMEDIANS LIMITED
- 2002-10-17➕DAVIS, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-17➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-17➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-17➕DAVIS, Roger Philip appointeddirector
- 2002-10-17➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-17➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jared Mark Davis Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Margaret Davis Individual · British · DOB 12/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roger Philip Davisceased 27/06/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Chippings 2 The Old Sawmills
Dyson Lane
Sowerby Bridge
West Yorks
HX6 4EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
DAVIS, Jared Mark→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
DAVIS, Roger Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2022-10-18
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-17 · resigned 2002-10-17
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20