ANDREW MASDIN CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
05968485 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (75/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-10-17
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Beverley Viola appointed
    secretary
  17. 2006-10-17
    ➕
    MASDIN, Andrew Benjamin appointed
    director
  18. 2006-10-17
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2006-10-17
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    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW MASDIN CONSULTING LTD
  21. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 "MASDIN" — 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 62 — 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 62. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Benjamin Masdin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

48 Fakenham Road
Drayton
Norwich
NR8 6PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACLEOD, Beverley Viola→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
MASDIN, Andrew Benjamin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-17
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Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12