ANDREA BECKETT INTERIORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05895949 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£-40.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £40,038

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£40k
↑ 3.4% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£41k-£28k-£15k-£1k£12k£26kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-29.6k£-41.4k
Current assets£25.8k£13.9k
Net assets£-40.0k£-41.4k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-06
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    BECKETT, Robert resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREA BECKETT INTERIORS LTD
  18. 2006-08-03
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    BECKETT, Andrea Lyn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-08-03
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    BECKETT, Andrea Lyn appointed
    director
  20. 2006-08-03
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-08-03
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-08-03
    ➕
    BECKETT, Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-03
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-08-03
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 "BECKETT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Andrea Beckett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Andrea Beckettceased 14/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2006-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Manor House
Manor Court Hutton Cranswick
York
YO25 9HB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BECKETT, Andrea Lyn→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECKETT, Andrea Lyn→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
Resigned
BECKETT, Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2025-07-06
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-08-03 · resigned 2006-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-14