ADVANCED LABELLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05494341 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46660
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-04-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-03-31
    ➕
    USSHER-SMITH, James Richard appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Stuart resigned
    secretary
  15. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Siobhan resigned
    director
  16. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    WILSON, Stuart resigned
    director
  17. 2023-02-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2005-06-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LABELLING LIMITED
  24. 2005-06-29
    ➕
    WILSON, Stuart appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-06-29
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-06-29
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-06-29
    ➕
    WILSON, Siobhan appointed
    director
  28. 2005-06-29
    ➕
    WILSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2005-06-29
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-06-29
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Richard Ussher-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Siobhan Wilsonceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Stuart Wilsonceased 31/03/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46660 — SIC 46660

Registered office

Unit 8 Killingbeck Drive
Leeds
LS14 6UF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

USSHER-SMITH, James Richard→
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2005-06-29
Resigned
WILSON, Siobhan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
WILSON, Stuart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-29 · resigned 2005-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-11