A & S DEVELOPMENTS (KENT) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07375856 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-09➖PELLY, George Michael Harvey resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-09➖PELLY, George Michael Harvey resigneddirector
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A & S DEVELOPMENTS (KENT) LIMITED
- 2010-09-14➕PELLY, Diana appointeddirector
- 2010-09-14➕PELLY, George Michael Harvey appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-14➕PELLY, George Michael Harvey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Diana Pelly Individual · British · DOB 11/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Michael Harvey Pellyceased 09/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
The Storage Centre Menzies Road
Whitfield
Dover
Kent
CT16 2HQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PELLY, Diana→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PELLY, George Michael Harvey→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2024-08-09
PELLY, George Michael Harvey→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2024-08-09
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03