GUARDIAN INSOLVENCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
07906134 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-11
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees9001200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-02
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  3. 2023-12-05
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  4. 2022-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-10-04
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    KELLY, Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-01
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  11. 2018-12-11
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  12. 2017-07-12
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  13. 2017-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-04-27
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    KELLY, Peter appointed
    director
  15. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-11-25
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    JACKSON, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  17. 2016-11-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-10-07
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    JACKSON, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GUARDIAN INSOLVENCY LTD
  20. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    HOLLINSHEAD, Mark Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 Mark Andrew Hollinshead
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—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
Incorporated2012-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Coppull Business Centre Mill Lane
Coppull
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5BW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HOLLINSHEAD, Mark Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACKSON, Peter Anthony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-10-07 · resigned 2016-11-25
Resigned
KELLY, Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-27 · resigned 2021-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-29