A E (WORCESTER) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08214115 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-13

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Landscape service activities

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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2025-06-25
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2024-06-03
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2023-06-09
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2022-01-29
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2021-05-26
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2020-06-17
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2019-05-21
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-09
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2018-11-09
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2018-09-25
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WALLER, Vanessa resigned
secretary
2018-09-25
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WALLER, Vanessa resigned
director
2018-06-05
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2018-05-02
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2012-09-13
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Company incorporated
As A E (WORCESTER) LIMITED
2012-09-13
➕
EVANS, Alan James appointed
director
2012-09-13
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WALLER, Vanessa appointed
secretary
2012-09-13
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WALLER, Vanessa appointed
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

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 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan James Evans Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	13/09/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Vanessa Evansceased 25/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2012-09-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

33 Suffolk Way

Fernhill Heath

Worcester

WR3 7RJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EVANS, Alan James→

director · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-13

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Active

WALLER, Vanessa→

secretary · appointed 2012-09-13 · resigned 2018-09-25

Resigned

WALLER, Vanessa→

director · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-13 · resigned 2018-09-25

Resigned

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