ALISON HASTINGS MEDIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05613872 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£394.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -37% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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 £394,447
Cash YoY
-37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£76k
↓ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£394k
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£79k£158k£237k£316k£394kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£394.7k£380.3k
Current assets£81.8k£132.3k
Cash£75.8k£119.6k
Debtors£6.0k£12.7k
Net assets£394.4k£379.9k

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.

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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2016-12-01
    ➖
    MCLS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALISON HASTINGS MEDIA LIMITED
  19. 2005-11-07
    ➕
    HASTINGS, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2005-11-07
    ➕
    MCLS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2005-11-07
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-11-07
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 "HASTINGS" — 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • 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
Ms Alison Jane Hastings
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/11/2016

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
Incorporated2005-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Apartment 14 34 Cuppin Street
Chester
CH1 2DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HASTINGS, Alison Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-07 · resigned 2005-11-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17