ARCHERS COMMERCIALS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05566948 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-19
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,195

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£129k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£16k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£26k£52k£78k£103k£129kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£129.2k£129.2k
Current assets£16.0k—
Net assets£129.2k£129.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-28
    ➕
    FORSTER, Alan Paul appointed
    director
  7. 2021-10-28
    ➖
    WILSON, Thomas Richard Dody resigned
    director
  8. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-10-01
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-02-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2020-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2018-06-05
    ➖
    MORTON, Paul resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-05
    ➕
    WILSON, Thomas Richard Dody appointed
    director
  23. 2015-12-03
    ➕
    MORTON, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2015-11-24
    ➖
    WILSON, Thomas resigned
    director
  25. 2012-05-01
    ➖
    WILSON, Diane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Diane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Thomas appointed
    director
  29. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2005-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCHERS COMMERCIALS LIMITED
  31. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Paul Forster
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/10/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Thomas Richard Dody Wilsonceased 28/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Paul Morton And Nicholas Skelton (Executors Of Thomas Wilson Deceased)ceased 05/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Thomas Wilsonceased 07/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2005-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 13 Sandtoft Road
Belton
Doncaster
DN9 1PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

FORSTER, Alan Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2012-05-01
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
MORTON, Paul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-03 · resigned 2018-06-05
Resigned
WILSON, Thomas Richard Dody→
director · ~26y · appointed 2018-06-05 · resigned 2021-10-28
Resigned
WILSON, Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28