ALLMOND BELL LTD.
💤Zombieactive
08665708 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-28
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
£-77.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 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 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £77,942
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£78k
↓ 941% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 875% 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 | £-77.9k | £-7.5k |
| Current assets | £9.0k | £927 |
| Net assets | £-77.9k | £-7.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-12-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-08-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-26➖BELL, Timothy John Leigh, Lord resigneddirector
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-28➕BELL, Timothy John Leigh, Lord appointeddirector
- 2014-09-26➖KITIYAKARA, Navarat resigneddirector
- 2013-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLMOND BELL LTD.
- 2013-08-28➕ALLMOND, Nigel appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-28➕ALLMOND, Nigel Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-08-28➕KITIYAKARA, Navarat appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 "ALLMOND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
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 64. 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 Nigel Ian Allmond Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENT PROMOTERS (UK) CIC→ 14880464 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Registered office
Nagler Simmons 5 Beaumont Gate
Shenley Hill
Radlett
WD7 7AR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ALLMOND, Nigel Ian→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Timothy John Leigh, Lord→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2018-10-28 · resigned 2019-08-26
KITIYAKARA, Navarat→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-08-28 · resigned 2014-09-26
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01