ANDREWS & ARNOLD (NUMBERS) LTD

💤Zombieactive
04905897 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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: 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
65 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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-23

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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    KENNARD, Adrian Julian, Rev appointed
    director
  16. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman resigned
    director
  18. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    BLOOR, John resigned
    director
  19. 2004-09-18
    ➖
    FOLLOCKS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2003-09-20
    ➕
    BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-20
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-20
    ➕
    BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman appointed
    director
  23. 2003-09-20
    ➕
    BLOOR, John appointed
    director
  24. 2003-09-20
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-09-20
    ➕
    FOLLOCKS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2003-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREWS & ARNOLD (NUMBERS) LTD
  27. 2003-09-19
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-09-19
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rev Adrian Julian Kennard
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Enterprise Court
Downmill Road
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 1QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-11
Last: 2026-05-28

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

KENNARD, Adrian Julian, Rev→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-20 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2003-09-20
Resigned
BLOOR, Alexander John Perryman→
director · ~45y · appointed 2003-09-20 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
BLOOR, John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-09-20 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2003-09-20
Resigned
FOLLOCKS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-20 · resigned 2004-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-04