HUDSON ASSOCIATES (SURREY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04695463 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-12
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
£-57.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £57,280

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£398
↑ 108% YoY
Net Worth
-£57k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£532
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£57k-£45k-£33k-£21k-£9k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-47.3k£-43.2k
Current assets£532£3.5k
Cash£398£-4.8k
Debtors£134£8.3k
Net assets£-57.3k£-46.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-11-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-12
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  17. 2019-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2004-08-31
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    HUDSON, Shirley resigned
    director
  19. 2003-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HUDSON ASSOCIATES (SURREY) LIMITED
  20. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    HUDSON, Shirley appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    HUDSON, Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-12
    ➕
    HUDSON, Shirley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HUDSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Hudson
Individual · English · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Shirley Hudsonceased 10/02/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2003-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

2 Old Sheep Wash Barn
Nenthead
Alston
Cumbria
CA9 3LW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HUDSON, Shirley→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-12
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Active
HUDSON, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-12
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Active
HUDSON, Shirley→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-13