ASPHALT PLANT SALES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05166168 · ltd · incorporated 2004-06-30
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (81/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,105

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£421£842£1k£2k£2kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-302024-12-30
Total assets£2.1k£2.1k
Current assets£2.1k£2.1k
Net assets£2.1k£2.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-07-07
    DALBY, Glenn Bryan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-04-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-04-30
    WHEELER, Glyn John resigned
    director
  15. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-11-30
    T W SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-06-16
    DALBY, Glenn Bryan appointed
    director
  21. 2009-06-16
    WHEELER, Glyn John appointed
    director
  22. 2008-06-03
    SCIVILLE, Claire Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-03
    T W SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-06-03
    SCIVILLE, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2006-02-06
    DALBY, Brett Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2006-02-06
    CORBETT, Stephen William resigned
    director
  27. 2004-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASPHALT PLANT SALES LIMITED
  28. 2004-06-30
    SCIVILLE, Claire Louise appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-06-30
    CORBETT, Stephen William appointed
    director
  30. 2004-06-30
    SCIVILLE, Claire Louise appointed
    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 20 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 20 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.)

Group structure

Phoenix Parker Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Phoenix Parker Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ASPHALT PLANT SALES LIMITED
This company · 05166168

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Phoenix Parker Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Phoenix Parker Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2004-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Parker Plant Limited
Canon Street
Leicester
LE4 6GH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-11
Last: 2026-06-27

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

DALBY, Brett Lee
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-02-06
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Active
SCIVILLE, Claire Louise
secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2008-06-03
Resigned
T W SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-06-03 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
CORBETT, Stephen William
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2006-02-06
Resigned
DALBY, Glenn Bryan
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2026-07-07
Resigned
SCIVILLE, Claire Louise
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2008-06-03
Resigned
WHEELER, Glyn John
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-06-16 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12