ASK TREV LTD

💤Zombieactive
08155601 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-01
    PARSONS, Tiffany resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-07-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-07-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-06-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2021-06-04
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  15. 2021-05-14
    PARSONS, Tiffany appointed
    director
  16. 2021-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-04-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASK TREV LTD
  21. 2012-07-25
    CUNNINGHAM, Trevor John 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-24

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor John Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75100%
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Thorne & Co Upper Ground Floor
Overross House
Ross-On-Wye
HR9 7US
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, Trevor John
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Active
PARSONS, Tiffany
director · ~42y · appointed 2021-05-14 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10