A2 CREATIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05012292 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-02-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-02-10
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2016-02-09
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    ANTHONY, Natasha resigned
    director
  14. 2016-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-05-01
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    WALTON, Penelope appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-30
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    DANILOVIC, Srdjan resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-04-05
    ➕
    ANTHONY, Natasha appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    DANILOVIC, Srdjan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    WALTON, Everard James, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    ANTHONY, Natasha resigned
    director
  23. 2004-01-14
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    WALTON, Amanda-Jo appointed
    director
  24. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    WALTON, Everard James, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-01-14
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    ANTHONY, Natasha appointed
    director
  27. 2004-01-14
    ➖
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-01-14
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    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As A2 CREATIVE LIMITED
  30. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2004-01-12
    ➕
    PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Ms Amanda-Jo Walton
Individual · English · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence12/01/2017

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
Incorporated2004-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

23 North Ridge
Redhouse Farm
Whitley Bay
Tyne And Wear
NE25 9XT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

WALTON, Penelope→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTON, Amanda-Jo→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DANILOVIC, Srdjan→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2013-04-30
Resigned
WALTON, Everard James, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned
ANTHONY, Natasha→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-04-05 · resigned 2016-02-09
Resigned
ANTHONY, Natasha→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned
PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-12 · resigned 2004-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-24