ASK A LENDER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08101688 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-12
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 Jun 2026
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
47 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025Jun 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-06-302025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2£2
Current assets£2£2£2
Net assets£2£2£2

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2023-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-26
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    GEAVES, Christopher Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2020-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-01-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2012-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASK A LENDER LIMITED
  20. 2012-06-12
    ➕
    BH21 LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-06-12
    ➕
    ELSON, Gary David appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-12
    ➕
    GEAVES, Christopher Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary David Elson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Paul Geavesceased 26/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2012-06-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Forest Links Road
Ferndown
Dorset
BH22 9PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-03-31
Last made up to: 2026-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BH21 LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-12
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Active
ELSON, Gary David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEAVES, Christopher Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-06-12 · resigned 2020-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08