AS-P NORTHERN LTD

💤Zombieactive
05117145 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,160
Cash YoY
+3190%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£92k
↑ 3190% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 3658% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£13k£12k£37k£62k£87k£113kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-2.2k£-13.2k
Current assets£112.5k£3.0k
Cash£91.8k£2.8k
Debtors£20.7k£204
Net assets£-2.2k£-13.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-04
    ➖
    DAWSON-WATTS, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  7. 2024-10-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2022-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cmg (Ldn) Limited
  19. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    WOMBWELL, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2004-04-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AS-P NORTHERN LTD
  21. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    SEELEY, Anthony Edward appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    SEELEY, Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    DAWSON-WATTS, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    WOMBWELL, Paul Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-30
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 22 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 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Edward Seeley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Cast Media Group Ltdceased 04/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Anthony Edward Seeleyceased 11/10/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2004-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

9 Gold Crest Way
Menston
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS29 6SF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SEELEY, Anthony Edward→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEELEY, Anthony Edward→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned
DAWSON-WATTS, Andrew Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2024-10-04
Resigned
WOMBWELL, Paul Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-30 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cmg (Ldn)
Cmg (Ldn) Limited
A registered charge—30/09/2016—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-28