PDH ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04815500 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-30

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£9.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed professional-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,416

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↑ 3.8% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↑ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£9.4k	£9.1k
Current assets	£16.4k	£13.8k
Net assets	£9.4k	£9.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-07-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-19
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-30
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accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
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accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts · AA
2020-03-25
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accounts · AA
2019-03-31
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accounts · AA
2018-03-28
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accounts · AA
2017-03-30
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accounts · AA
2016-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-07-30
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-30
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address · AD01
2015-05-24
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WILLIAMS, Anne resigned
secretary
2003-06-30
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Company incorporated
As PDH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2003-06-30
➕
HUGHES, Peter David appointed
director
2003-06-30
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WILLIAMS, Anne appointed
secretary
2003-06-30
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-30
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-30
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-30
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WATERLOW 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter David Hughes Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

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

Incorporated2003-06-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Willow Lodge

Crossgates Road

Llandrindod Wells

Powys

LD1 5SL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUGHES, Peter David→

director · ~76y · appointed 2003-06-30

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Active

WILLIAMS, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2015-05-24

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-07-21

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-06-19