ADVANCED LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LTD

💤Zombieactive
05477308 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£153.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46460SIC 46460
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £153,265
Cash YoY
+432%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£222k
↑ 432% YoY
Net Worth
£153k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£3.1m
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£856k£1.7m£2.6m£3.4m£4.3mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£153.3k£124.6k
Current assets£3.10M£4.28M
Cash£222.1k£41.7k
Debtors£2.64M£3.99M
Net assets£153.3k£124.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-08-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-08-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-03-11
    ➕
    DICKSON, Andrew Rodney Noel appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-11
    ➖
    WICKENS, Martin resigned
    director
  19. 2014-07-01
    ➖
    CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-06-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIES EUROPE LTD
  21. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-06-10
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    WICKENS, Martin appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-10
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-06-10
    ➖
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. 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 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 Martin John Wickens
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Rodney Noel Dicksonceased 01/07/2016· 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
Incorporated2005-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

28 Wickfield Avenue
Christchurch
BH23 1JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DICKSON, Andrew Rodney Noel→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAPITAL SECURITIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-10
Resigned
WICKENS, Martin→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2005-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-14