A A MOORE & SON LTD

💤Zombieactive

05894808 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-02

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£12.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,990

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,297 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 9.8% YoY

Current Assets

£34k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£12.5k	£14.4k
Current assets	£33.7k	£29.0k
Net assets	£12.0k	£13.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-07
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FRANK, Amy Clare appointed
director
2020-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-07
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officers · TM01
2020-02-05
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MOORE, Jeremy Karl resigned
director
2019-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-10
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capital · SH01
2018-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2013-10-16
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MOORE, Arthur Albert resigned
director
2006-08-02
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Company incorporated
As A A MOORE & SON LTD
2006-08-02
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CHAMBERLAIN, Jayne Mary appointed
secretary
2006-08-02
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MOORE, Arthur Albert appointed
director
2006-08-02
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MOORE, Jeremy Karl appointed
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 20 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Amy Clare Frank Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/01/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jeremy Karl Mooreceased 24/01/2020· 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

Incorporated2006-08-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

154 Rothley Road

Mountsorrel

Loughborough

LE12 7JX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-26

Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CHAMBERLAIN, Jayne Mary→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-02

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Active

FRANK, Amy Clare→

director · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-07

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Active

MOORE, Arthur Albert→

director · ~96y · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2013-10-16

Resigned

MOORE, Jeremy Karl→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-08-02 · resigned 2020-02-05

Resigned

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