ABOVE-IT-ALL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05166171 · 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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73120Media representation services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-01-31
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    FARMER, Andrew John appointed
    director
  18. 2014-01-31
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    FARMER, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-01-31
    ➖
    WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia resigned
    director
  20. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    FARMER, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-02-01
    ➖
    FARMER, Andrew John resigned
    director
  23. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia appointed
    director
  24. 2004-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE-IT-ALL LIMITED
  25. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-06-30
    ➕
    FARMER, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew John Farmer
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Barttelot Court
Barttelot Road,
Horsham,
West Sussex
RH12 1DQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FARMER, Andrew John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARMER, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned
WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
FARMER, Andrew John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2009-02-01
Resigned
WOODMAN, Sonja Patricia→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2014-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-07