ASSUCHE LTD

💤Zombieactive
08427261 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,817

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-222023-12-22
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£7.8k£7.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2023-09-16
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  4. 2022-08-27
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  5. 2021-09-10
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  6. 2020-08-06
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  7. 2019-09-12
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  8. 2018-08-30
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  9. 2017-08-24
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  10. 2016-08-17
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  11. 2016-03-29
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  12. 2015-04-23
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  13. 2015-03-24
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  14. 2015-03-24
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  15. 2014-08-28
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  16. 2014-03-24
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    DOBLE, Olivia Kate resigned
    director
  17. 2013-06-19
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    DOBLE, Nathan James appointed
    director
  18. 2013-06-19
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    DOBLE, Olivia Kate appointed
    director
  19. 2013-06-19
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    DOBLE, Pamela resigned
    director
  20. 2013-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSUCHE LTD
  21. 2013-03-04
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    DOBLE, Pamela 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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nathan James Doble
Individual · English · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75–100%
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
Incorporated2013-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Arquen House
4-6 Spicer Street
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 4PQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last made up to: 2024-12-22
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DOBLE, Nathan James→
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBLE, Olivia Kate→
director · ~32y · appointed 2013-06-19 · resigned 2014-03-24
Resigned
DOBLE, Pamela→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-04 · resigned 2013-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-13