ALDERSON JAMES CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07860752 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-25
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees13000

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
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-04-17
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  3. 2026-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-13
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-07-15
    ➖
    JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-08-19
    ➕
    WARDLE, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-18
    ➖
    WARDLE, Antony James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-08-18
    ➖
    NEWSUM, Richard Nevin resigned
    director
  23. 2014-08-18
    ➕
    JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2014-08-18
    ➖
    JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    NEWSUM, Richard Nevin appointed
    director
  26. 2011-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALDERSON JAMES CONSULTING LIMITED
  27. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    WARDLE, Antony James appointed
    director
  28. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    WARDLE, Antony James appointed
    secretary

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

58/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Antony James Wardle
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

5 The Entry
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 4NT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WARDLE, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARDLE, Antony James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARDLE, Antony James→
secretary · appointed 2011-11-25 · resigned 2014-08-18
Resigned
JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2019-07-15
Resigned
NEWSUM, Richard Nevin→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-05-03 · resigned 2014-08-18
Resigned
JWA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2014-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-26
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24