ALAN STANTON & CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
07192362 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £20,907
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,627 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.6k£50.2k
Current assets£54.0k£84.8k
Net assets£20.9k£36.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2011-03-18
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    HOWELL, Anthony Mark appointed
    director
  16. 2011-03-18
    ➖
    FLEETWOOD, Bernard resigned
    director
  17. 2011-03-18
    ➖
    HOWELL, Terri Amy resigned
    director
  18. 2010-03-23
    ➖
    HOWELL, Anthony Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-22
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    HOWELL, Anthony Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN STANTON & CO LTD
  21. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    FLEETWOOD, Bernard appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-17
    ➕
    HOWELL, Terri Amy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 Anthony Mark Howell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2010-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Fleet House, Premier Offices
Unit 3, 1 Armstrong Rd
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 4FH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-22
Last: 2026-06-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOWELL, Anthony Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLEETWOOD, Bernard→
director · ~97y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned
HOWELL, Anthony Mark→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-03-22 · resigned 2010-03-23
Resigned
HOWELL, Terri Amy→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-03-17 · resigned 2011-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18