A VALE (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05283282 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-10

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

£153.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01190

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -93% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £153,144

Cash draining

Cash down 93% YoY

Cash YoY

-93%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

↓ 93% YoY

Net Worth

£153k

↑ 7.4% YoY

Current Assets

£40k

↓ 75% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£246.1k	£243.6k
Current assets	£40.2k	£158.3k
Cash	£6.4k	£90.0k
Debtors	£12.6k	£33.5k
Net assets	£153.1k	£142.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-04-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
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accounts · AA
2019-04-18
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accounts · AA
2018-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-20
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-17
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-01-07
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annual-return · AR01
2004-11-10
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Company incorporated
As A VALE (UK) LIMITED
2004-11-10
➕
FRIBBENS, Lucy Susan appointed
secretary
2004-11-10
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VALE, Adrian appointed
director
2004-11-10
➕
PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-10
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PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-11-10
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PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-11-10
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PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VALE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Vale Individual · English · DOB 09/1972 · age 54	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01190 — SIC 01190

Registered office

The Old Barn

Off Wood Street

Swanley Village

Kent

BR8 7PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FRIBBENS, Lucy Susan→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-10

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Active

VALE, Adrian→

director · ~54y · appointed 2004-11-10

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Active

PREMIER SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-10 · resigned 2004-11-10

Resigned

PREMIER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-10 · resigned 2004-11-10

Resigned

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