ALAN D. VERRINDER LIMITED

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04716274 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-31
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 2026
Net worth
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -61% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,620
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,077 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 61% YoY
Cash YoY
-61%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 61% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£8.6k£11.7k
Current assets£24.8k£27.7k
Cash£3.6k£9.4k
Debtors£5.3k—
Net assets£8.6k£11.7k

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

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-08-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-02-14
    ➖
    VERRINDER, Georgia Helen resigned
    director
  18. 2005-04-01
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    VERRINDER, Georgia Helen appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAN D. VERRINDER LIMITED
  20. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    VERRINDER, Georgina Helen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    VERRINDER, Alan David appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-03-31
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-03-31
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "VERRINDER" — 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 75 — 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 75 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan David Verrinder
Individual · British · DOB 10/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Georgina Helen Verrinder
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

2a-3a Market Gate
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1DZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

VERRINDER, Georgina Helen→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERRINDER, Alan David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned
VERRINDER, Georgia Helen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2008-02-14
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-31 · resigned 2003-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—19/08/2015—
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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09