ANNABEL JACKSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07049518 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£219.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £219,246
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£247k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£219k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£247k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£51k£102k£152k£203k£254kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£219.2k£214.9k
Current assets£246.6k£253.9k
Cash£246.6k£250.4k
Debtors£3.5k
Net assets£219.2k£214.9k

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
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-06-28
    JACKSON, Annabel resigned
    director
  5. 2026-06-22
    LEWIS, Amanda appointed
    director
  6. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-10-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANNABEL JACKSON ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  19. 2009-10-20
    JACKSON, Annabel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Ms Annabel Jackson (Deceased Estate Of)
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Priory
54 Lyncombe Hill
Bath
BA2 4PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEWIS, Amanda
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-06-22
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Active
JACKSON, Annabel
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-10-20 · resigned 2026-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02