ALL PLANT MOVEMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08374068 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£644.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £644,631
Net assets shrinking
Down £256,191 YoY
Cash YoY
+78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£645k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£605k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£180k£360k£540k£721k£901kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£769.0k£1.09M
Current assets£605.4k£590.5k
Cash£6.2k£3.5k
Debtors£599.2k£587.0k
Net assets£644.6k£900.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-01
    ➖
    BOURNE, John Anthony resigned
    director
  6. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-06
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-06-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2017-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-23
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    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2016-04-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-15
    ➕
    BOURNE, John Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL PLANT MOVEMENTS LIMITED
  20. 2013-01-24
    ➕
    BOURNE, Michael John appointed
    director
  21. 2013-01-24
    ➕
    ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-24
    ➖
    ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigned
    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 13 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael John Bourne
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Antony Bourne
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

Freedman House Christopher Wren Yard
117 High Street
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BOURNE, Michael John→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-01-24
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Active
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-01-24 · resigned 2013-01-24
Resigned
BOURNE, John Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-15 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—29/06/2017—
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06