ALLEN & YOUNG LTD

💤Zombieactive

05337186 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-19

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£9.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

49420Removal services
52103SIC 52103
52219SIC 52219

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (77/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £9,153

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,096 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

↓ 44% YoY

Current Assets

£6k

↑ 145% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£9.2k	£16.2k
Current assets	£6.1k	£2.5k
Net assets	£9.2k	£16.2k

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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officers · CH01
2025-09-29
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2024-09-16
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accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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accounts · AA
2021-11-02
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accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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accounts · AA
2019-10-30
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accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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accounts · AA
2017-10-30
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accounts · AA
2016-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-06
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-06
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annual-return · AR01
2014-10-29
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accounts · AA
2011-02-14
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YOUNG, Sarah resigned
secretary
2005-01-21
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-21
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2005-01-20
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YOUNG, Kelvin Eric appointed
director
2005-01-20
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YOUNG, Sarah appointed
secretary
2005-01-19
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Company incorporated
As ALLEN & YOUNG LTD
2005-01-19
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-01-19
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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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 "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Kelvin Eric Young Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	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

Incorporated2005-01-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

24b Second Avenue

Hendon

London

NW4 2RN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-02

Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

YOUNG, Kelvin Eric→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-20

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Active

YOUNG, Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-20 · resigned 2011-02-14

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2005-01-21

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2005-01-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-03