ANDREW PINDAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
08364993 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-17
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 50200SIC 50200
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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, 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
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red 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£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-13
    PINDAR, George Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-03-12
    PINDAR, George Andrew resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-01-03
    ELLISSON, Robert resigned
    secretary
  21. 2013-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW PINDAR LTD
  22. 2013-01-17
    ELLISSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-01-17
    PINDAR, George Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PINDAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-10-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert P I Ellisson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
sig. influencesignificant influence07/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Andrew Pindarceased 07/02/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2013-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Oak Close
Shillingford Abbot
Exeter
EX2 9QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PINDAR, George Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-03-13
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Active
ELLISSON, Robert
secretary · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2019-01-03
Resigned
PINDAR, George Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-02