ANTENNA PRO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05653102 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-13
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
£411.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £411,088

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£490k
Net Worth
£411k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£98k£196k£294k£392k£490kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£489.5k—
Net assets£411.1k—
Average employees—400

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-18
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    HUDSON, Michael David resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-07-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2022-12-16
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  11. 2021-12-20
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  12. 2021-03-26
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  13. 2019-12-13
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  14. 2018-12-14
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  15. 2018-01-04
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  16. 2017-01-07
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  17. 2016-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-02-27
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    STOCKLEY, Andrew David resigned
    director
  19. 2013-02-27
    ➖
    STOCKLEY, David John resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-01
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    HUDSON, Michael David appointed
    director
  21. 2008-10-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-05-17
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    HADLER, Philip Alfred resigned
    director
  23. 2005-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTENNA PRO LIMITED
  24. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    OWEN, Richard Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    STOCKLEY, Robert John appointed
    director
  26. 2005-12-13
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-12-13
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    HADLER, Philip Alfred appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    STOCKLEY, Andrew David appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    STOCKLEY, David John appointed
    director
  31. 2005-12-13
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-12-13
    ➖
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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
Mr Robert John Stockley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2005-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 5b Altira Business Park
Herne Bay
Kent
CT6 6GZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

OWEN, Richard Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STOCKLEY, Robert John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned
HADLER, Philip Alfred→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2007-05-17
Resigned
HUDSON, Michael David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
STOCKLEY, Andrew David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2013-02-27
Resigned
STOCKLEY, David John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2013-02-27
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-13 · resigned 2005-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/10/200823/01/2026

Recent filings (69 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26