ADVANCED BOARDROOM EXCELLENCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08552252 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£192.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -95% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,163
Net assets shrinking
Down £82,575 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 95% YoY
Cash YoY
-95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 95% YoY
Net Worth
£192k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£209k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£71k£142k£213k£284k£355kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£192.2k£274.7k
Current assets£209.2k£355.1k
Cash£6.6k£125.3k
Debtors£202.6k£229.8k
Net assets£192.2k£274.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-18
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-06-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-11-08
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-26
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    DUDLEY, Susan Ann Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-25
    ➖
    WHITE, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  19. 2018-10-25
    ➖
    WINKLE, Mark resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-03-31
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    MCPHERSON, Elaine Rose resigned
    director
  22. 2014-06-25
    ➖
    GILLEN, Seamus Joseph resigned
    director
  23. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    GILLEN, Seamus Joseph appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-01
    ➕
    WINKLE, Mark appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-30
    ➕
    DUDLEY, Susan Ann Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2013-09-30
    ➕
    MCPHERSON, Elaine Rose appointed
    director
  27. 2013-09-30
    ➕
    WHITE, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  28. 2013-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED BOARDROOM EXCELLENCE LIMITED
  29. 2013-05-31
    ➕
    PITCHER, Helen, Ms. 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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 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.)

Group structure

Sustainable Boardroom Excellence Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Sustainable Boardroom Excellence Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADVANCED BOARDROOM EXCELLENCE LIMITED
This company · 08552252

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sustainable Boardroom Excellence Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms. Helen Marie Pitcherceased 12/11/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

B19 Sbc House
Restmor Way
Wallington
SM6 7AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PITCHER, Helen, Ms.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUDLEY, Susan Ann Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2018-10-26
Resigned
GILLEN, Seamus Joseph→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2014-06-25
Resigned
MCPHERSON, Elaine Rose→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
WHITE, Jacqueline→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned
WINKLE, Mark→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-02-01 · resigned 2018-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-02