ANDREW G PODMORE & SON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08557810 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-05
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 2024
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 95240
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,758
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 129% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↑ 9.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.2k | £6.8k |
| Current assets | £58.7k | £53.7k |
| Net assets | £3.8k | £-12.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04➕BLYTHE, Victoria appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-04➖PODMORE, David Vincent resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-06-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-10-14➖PODMORE, Andrew George resigneddirector
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW G PODMORE & SON LIMITED
- 2013-06-05➕PODMORE, David Vincent appointeddirector
- 2013-06-05➕PODMORE, David Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2013-06-05➕PODMORE, Andrew George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "PODMORE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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
cleanNo 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 David Vincent Podmore Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95240 — SIC 95240
Registered office
8 Harwood Road
Northminster Business Park
York
North Yorkshire
YO26 6QU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
PODMORE, David Vincent→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PODMORE, David Vincent→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2025-06-04
PODMORE, Andrew George→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 2013-06-05 · resigned 2019-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/05/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-06-15