A TALL ORDER LIMITED

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06056706 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-17
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
£100.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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 £100,277
Net assets shrinking
Down £96,577 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£163k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£124k£187k£249k£311kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£124.3k£226.7k
Current assets£163.1k£310.9k
Cash£31.8k£105.5k
Debtors£131.2k£205.4k
Net assets£100.3k£196.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-10-07
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-10-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-09-18
    ➖
    HENLAN, Georgina resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-09-18
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    HENLAN, Georgina resigned
    director
  16. 2019-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-01-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2015-06-23
    ➕
    HENLAN, Georgina appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A TALL ORDER LIMITED
  21. 2007-01-17
    ➕
    HENLAN, Martin Stephon appointed
    director
  22. 2007-01-17
    ➕
    HENLAN, Georgina appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-01-17
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-01-17
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-01-17
    ➖
    COMPANY 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Martin Stephon Henlan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Georgina Henlanceased 18/09/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Maxwell & Co, 9 Abbey Business Park
Monks Walk
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 8HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HENLAN, Martin Stephon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENLAN, Georgina→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2019-09-18
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2007-01-17
Resigned
HENLAN, Georgina→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-23 · resigned 2019-09-18
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-17 · resigned 2007-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-17