ANDREW FROSTICK ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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05376584 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-25
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£132
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £132
Net assets shrinking
Down £465 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£132
↓ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£410£897
Current assets£5.3k£8.5k
Cash—£7.7k
Debtors£5.3k£812
Net assets£132£597

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2022-10-24
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  5. 2021-06-10
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  6. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2019-10-16
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  8. 2018-10-29
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  9. 2018-03-07
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  10. 2017-08-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-22
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2016-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-28
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    HSA BOOKKEEPING LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2015-10-27
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  16. 2015-03-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-02-01
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    WARD, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-31
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    FROSTICK, Deborah resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-31
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    WARD, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-31
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    HSA BOOKKEEPING LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-03-15
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    FROSTICK, Andrew Keith appointed
    director
  22. 2005-03-15
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    FROSTICK, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-02-28
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-02-28
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  25. 2005-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW FROSTICK ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  26. 2005-02-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-02-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    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 "FROSTICK" — 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Frostick
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
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
Incorporated2005-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Lewis House
Great Chesterford Court
Great Chesterford
Essex
CB10 1PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FROSTICK, Andrew Keith→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FROSTICK, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-15 · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
WARD, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-25 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned
HSA BOOKKEEPING LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2016-02-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-25 · resigned 2005-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-03