A.F.JOHNSON CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04700520 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
61 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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees—0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-13
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-20
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Anthony Francis, Professor appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-03-20
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-08-28
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Malcolm Albert resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.F.JOHNSON CONSULTING LIMITED
  22. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Anthony Francis, Professor appointed
    director
  23. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    SMITH, Malcolm Albert appointed
    secretary

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 "JOHNSON" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Anthony Francis Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1937 · age 89
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

54 Kings Road
Ilkley
LS29 9AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JOHNSON, Anthony Francis, Professor→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-20
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Active
JOHNSON, Anthony Francis, Professor→
director · ~89y · appointed 2003-03-18
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Active
JOHNSON, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-28 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned
SMITH, Malcolm Albert→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18