ASSET PLANNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06811533 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-05
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-193
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
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 64). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
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 £193
Net assets shrinking
Down £357 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£193
↓ 218% YoY
Current Assets
£101
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£193£53£299£544£790£1kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-193£164
Current assets£101£1.0k
Net assets£-193£164

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-26
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-02-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-09-06
    ➕
    GREGORY, Katharine appointed
    director
  19. 2010-09-06
    ➖
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon resigned
    director
  20. 2009-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASSET PLANNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  21. 2009-02-05
    ➕
    DAVIS, Andrew Simon appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Katharine Alice Margaret Gregory
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

5 Mayhall Farm
Copperkins Lane
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 5RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREGORY, Katharine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-09-06
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Active
DAVIS, Andrew Simon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-02-05 · resigned 2010-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-17