ARCHIVE FACILITIES (SOUTHEND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07082258 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£39.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Archives activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
42 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,126
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,204 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£39k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£39.1k£57.8k
Current assets£53.2k£57.8k
Net assets£39.1k£53.3k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-01-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-01-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-01-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-01-16
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-11-30
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    FRY, Mark Robert resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-11-30
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    FRY, Hayley resigned
    director
  18. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-08-01
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    MCLAREN, Steven David appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHIVE FACILITIES (SOUTHEND) LIMITED
  21. 2009-11-20
    ➕
    FRY, Mark Robert appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-11-20
    ➕
    FRY, Hayley 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

75/100
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 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Steve Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/11/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Robert Fryceased 30/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Jake Taylorceased 30/11/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

Brickfield House High Road
Thornwood
Epping
CM16 6TH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCLAREN, Steven David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-08-01
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Active
FRY, Mark Robert→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-20 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned
FRY, Hayley→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-20 · resigned 2017-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-01-09