ALLBREED GROOMING ACADEMY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05279284 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-05

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£36.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £36,086

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£36k

↑ 6.6% YoY

Current Assets

£47k

↑ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£39.0k	£41.5k
Current assets	£47.3k	£41.4k
Net assets	£36.1k	£33.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-08-27
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accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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accounts · AA
2022-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
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DAVIES, Mark John appointed
director
2021-02-22
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DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise resigned
director
2021-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-22
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officers · AP01
2021-02-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-08-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-19
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officers · AP01
2020-08-18
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DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise appointed
director
2020-08-18
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DAVIES, Mark John resigned
director
2019-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-08
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DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise resigned
secretary
2019-03-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-03-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2004-11-05
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Company incorporated
As ALLBREED GROOMING ACADEMY LIMITED
2004-11-05
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BREWER, Suzanne appointed
secretary
2004-11-05
➖
BREWER, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2004-11-05
➕
DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise appointed
secretary
2004-11-05
➕
BREWER, Kevin Michael appointed
director
2004-11-05
➖
BREWER, Kevin Michael resigned
director
2004-11-05
➕
DAVIES, Mark John appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark John Davies Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	22/02/2021

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Donna Elizabeth Louise Daviesceased 22/02/2021· significant influence
Mr Mark John Daviesceased 18/08/2020· 75-100% shares
Mrs Donna Elizabeth Louise Daviesceased 08/03/2019· 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

Incorporated2004-11-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 High Street

Pensnett

Brierley Hill

DY5 4RS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-22

Last: 2026-03-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DAVIES, Mark John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BREWER, Suzanne→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2019-03-08

Resigned

BREWER, Kevin Michael→

director · ~74y · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2004-11-05

Resigned

DAVIES, Donna Elizabeth Louise→

director · ~56y · appointed 2020-08-18 · resigned 2021-02-22

Resigned

DAVIES, Mark John→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-11-05 · resigned 2020-08-18

Resigned

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