A E PAYNE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07428499 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-03
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-10🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-05-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2020-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-30➖KILLIN, Malcolm Charles Alan resigneddirector
- 2011-01-01➕KILLIN, Malcolm Charles Alan appointeddirector
- 2010-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A E PAYNE LIMITED
- 2010-11-03➕PAYNE, Amanda Elaine 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PAYNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amanda Elaine Payne Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Georgia Frances Payneceased 01/12/2019· 25-50% shares
- Ms Natasha May Hallceased 01/12/2019· 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
Incorporated2010-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Fishers Solicitors, Unit R
Ivanhoe Park Way
Ashby-De-La-Zouch
LE65 2AB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PAYNE, Amanda Elaine→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KILLIN, Malcolm Charles Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2018-09-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2020 | 10/08/2023 |
Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02