A3 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
04947415 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-06
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-07-14
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    EACOTTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-07-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-20
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    TROWBRIDGE, Paul John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-01-20
    ➕
    EACOTTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2004-08-25
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    TROWBRIDGE, Paul John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Veronica resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-11-03
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-11-03
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A3 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  25. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    MONSONE, Federica appointed
    director
  26. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-10-29
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-29
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Federica Monsone
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul John Trowbridgeceased 20/01/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

167-169 Great Portland Street
5th Floor
London
W1W 5PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MONSONE, Federica→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
TROWBRIDGE, Paul John→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-25 · resigned 2017-01-20
Resigned
EACOTTS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2021-07-14
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-16