ALL ABOUT SUCCESS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
05609207 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-01
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
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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: 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 (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 (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
72 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
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    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-07-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-12-04
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    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-12-04
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    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-11-01
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    LOCKWOOD, Nina Joanne resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-01
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    LOCKWOOD, Nina Joanne appointed
    director
  21. 2007-07-25
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    SYKES, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2007-06-01
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    LOCKWOOD, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-06-01
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    LOCKWOOD, Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2007-06-01
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    STROLL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-05-31
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    ALLEN, Tony resigned
    director
  26. 2006-09-01
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    SYKES, Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2005-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL ABOUT SUCCESS LTD.
  28. 2005-11-01
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    STROLL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Tony appointed
    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 19 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 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Lockwood
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
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
Incorporated2005-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Fourth Floor, Unit 5b The Parklands
Lostock
Bolton
BL6 4SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LOCKWOOD, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKWOOD, Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STROLL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
ALLEN, Tony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
LOCKWOOD, Nina Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2009-09-01 · resigned 2011-11-01
Resigned
SYKES, Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2007-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-12-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16