ALLCRATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05358891 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-09
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -100% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,487
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,623 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 100% YoY
Cash YoY
-100%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£178
↓ 100% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£174k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kFeb 2024Feb 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£12.7k£49.3k
Current assets£174.1k£185.0k
Cash£178£78.4k
Debtors£173.9k£106.6k
Net assets£8.5k£28.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-14
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-06-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-06-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2021-05-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-05-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-15
    ➖
    KINDELL BROWN, Darron Lee resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-12-05
    ➕
    KINDELL-BROWN, Diane Kristina appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    HALL, Mark Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2008-10-13
    ➕
    KINDELL-BROWN, Darron Lee appointed
    director
  23. 2008-10-13
    ➖
    HALL, Mark Alan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-10-13
    ➕
    KINDELL BROWN, Darron Lee appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-13
    ➖
    KINDELL-BROWN, Diane resigned
    director
  26. 2007-06-30
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2005-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLCRATES LIMITED
  28. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    HALL, Mark Alan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2005-02-09
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    HALL, Mark Alan appointed
    director
  33. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    KINDELL-BROWN, Diane appointed
    director
  34. 2005-02-09
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2005-02-09
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
George Edward Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ALLCRATES LIMITED
This company · 05358891

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
George Edward Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Diane Kristina Kindell-Brownceased 23/04/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Darron Lee Kindell-Brownceased 23/04/2021· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · CO postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A M AIRPORT SHUTTLE COLCHESTER LTD→
14987799 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
A1 BEST TRADERS LTD→
11128325 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
AADITYA TRAVEL LIMITED→
15002569 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
AART DK LTD→
12302640 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
————6y——
ACROSS TOWN TAXIS LIMITED→
14002246 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
AIR-COOLED AVIATION SERVICES LIMITED→
13506557 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALEX’SCOURIER LTD→
15759172 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALLEGIANCE HAULAGE AND TRANSPORT LTD→
13880361 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
ALLKEM LOGISTICS LTD→
16296181 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ALPHASEA MARINE LTD→
10870229 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y——
AMARI NAUTICA LTD→
15969828 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ANDRZEJ KRUPINSKI LTD→
15205358 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————2y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

C/O Steven Burton & Co Ltd
Broomfield Park, Coggeshall Road
Colchester
Essex
CO6 2JX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

KINDELL-BROWN, Diane Kristina→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KINDELL-BROWN, Darron Lee→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALL, Mark Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2008-10-13
Resigned
KINDELL BROWN, Darron Lee→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-13 · resigned 2017-08-15
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2007-06-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09
Resigned
HALL, Mark Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
KINDELL-BROWN, Diane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2008-10-13
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-09
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-30