AGE UK YORK ENTERPRISES LTD

💤Zombieactive

04684417 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-03

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-25
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
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SUTTILL, Rosemary Jennifer, Dr resigned
director
2022-04-04
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HOLMES, Simon appointed
secretary
2022-02-10
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-05
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ALLOTT, Jennifer Mary resigned
secretary
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-18
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PACKER, Colin Edward John appointed
director
2020-12-18
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ALLOTT, Jennifer Mary appointed
secretary
2020-12-18
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HUTCHINSON, Sally resigned
secretary
2020-12-18
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BOTTOMLEY, Derek Holroyd resigned
director
2020-12-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-18
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-12-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-18
➕
SUTTILL, Rosemary Jennifer, Dr appointed
director
2014-10-09
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PAINTER, Michael resigned
director
2012-10-02
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BOTTOMLEY, Derek Holroyd appointed
director
2012-09-04
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MORTIMER, George Jeffrey resigned
director
2011-02-17
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WILSON, David resigned
director
2008-10-20
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PAINTER, Michael appointed
director
2003-03-03
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Company incorporated
As AGE UK YORK ENTERPRISES LTD
2003-03-03
➕
HUTCHINSON, Sally appointed
secretary
2003-03-03
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RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-03
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RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-03
➕
MORTIMER, George Jeffrey appointed
director
2003-03-03
➕
WILSON, David appointed
director
2003-03-03
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RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-03-03
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RM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Age Uk York holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Age Uk York

Corporate parent

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AGE UK YORK ENTERPRISES LTD

This company · 04684417

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Age Uk York Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	25/03/2024

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-03-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

St Edmund's House

Margaret Street

York

YO10 4UX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-19

Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

HOLMES, Simon→

secretary · appointed 2022-04-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PACKER, Colin Edward John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLOTT, Jennifer Mary→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-18 · resigned 2021-12-05

Resigned

HUTCHINSON, Sally→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2020-12-18

Resigned

RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-03-03

Resigned

BOTTOMLEY, Derek Holroyd→

director · ~90y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2020-12-18

Resigned

MORTIMER, George Jeffrey→

director · ~89y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2012-09-04

Resigned

PAINTER, Michael→

director · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-20 · resigned 2014-10-09

Resigned

SUTTILL, Rosemary Jennifer, Dr→

director · ~80y · appointed 2020-11-18 · resigned 2023-02-01

Resigned

WILSON, David→

director · ~93y · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2011-02-17

Resigned

RM NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2003-03-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-25

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-03-25

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2024-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-27

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-06-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-17

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-03-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-21