A A SALT SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04568388 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
95 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-24🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2025-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-31➖ROGERS, Nicola Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-09-14➖YOUNG, Jean Rosemary resignedsecretary
- 2018-04-09➖ROGERS, Mark Stephen resigneddirector
- 2016-11-01➕TANNER, Ben Barton appointeddirector
- 2013-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-07-06➕ROGERS, Mark Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-07-11➖TANNER, Nicola Jane resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-11➕YOUNG, Jean Rosemary appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-11➕ROGERS, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2006-07-11➖TANNER, Stephen Michael John resigneddirector
- 2002-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A A SALT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2002-10-21➕TANNER, Nicola Jane appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-21➕OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-10-21➖OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-10-21➕TANNER, Stephen Michael John appointeddirector
- 2002-10-21➕OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-10-21➖OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-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.)
Group structure
Bbt Gritting Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bbt Gritting Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A A SALT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04568388
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bbt Gritting Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/09/2021 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bbt Property Holdings Uk Limitedceased 30/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Aa Salt Holdings Limitedceased 09/04/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mrs Nicola Jane Rogersceased 09/04/2018· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Nicola Jane Rogersceased 09/04/2018· 25-50% voting
- Aa Salt Holdings Limitedceased 09/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Ball Mill Bungalow Main Road
Hallow
Worcester
WR2 6LS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
TANNER, Ben Barton→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TANNER, Nicola Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2006-07-11
YOUNG, Jean Rosemary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2020-09-14
OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2002-10-21
ROGERS, Mark Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2011-07-06 · resigned 2018-04-09
ROGERS, Nicola Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2023-03-31
TANNER, Stephen Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2006-07-11
OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2002-10-21 · resigned 2002-10-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/07/2013 | 02/03/2026 |
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Recent filings (95 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19