A L FINDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07583190 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-29
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
£5.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £5,614
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,880 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20k£40k£60k£79k£99kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£24.4k£46.9k
Current assets£77.4k£99.3k
Net assets£5.6k£17.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-06-01
    JACKSON, Annabel appointed
    director
  17. 2011-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A L FINDINGS LTD
  18. 2011-03-29
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  19. 2011-03-29
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on 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 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Annabel Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

66 Tilkey Road
Coggeshall
Colchester
CO6 1PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JACKSON, Annabel
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-03-29 · resigned 2011-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-14