ALBEMARLE STAVELEY EVANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04725112 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-06
    ➕
    GREENBANK, Chloe Danielle appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-06
    ➖
    SMITH, Nicholas Paul resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2021-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-03-12
    ➖
    BARTON, Michael William resigned
    director
  15. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicholas Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2018-04-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  20. 2018-04-20
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  21. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    RT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-04-01
    ➕
    BARTON, Michael William appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    CAMERON TAYLOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2003-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBEMARLE STAVELEY EVANS LIMITED
  25. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    RT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    CAMERON TAYLOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2003-04-07
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2003-04-07
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Clifford, Poole & Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Clifford, Poole & Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ALBEMARLE STAVELEY EVANS LIMITED
This company · 04725112

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Clifford, Poole & Co Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

21 Navigation Business Village
Navigation Way
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2YP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

GREENBANK, Chloe Danielle→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned
RT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
BARTON, Michael William→
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2020-03-12
Resigned
SMITH, Nicholas Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2026-04-06
Resigned
CAMERON TAYLOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-04-07 · resigned 2003-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-22