ALL ABOUT FUTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08683300 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £11,072

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
Net Worth
£11k
Current Assets
£52k
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£11.1k
Current assets£52.1k
Cash£42.2k
Debtors£10.0k
Net assets£11.1k
Average employees100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-06-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-06-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-10-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2013-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL ABOUT FUTURES LIMITED
  18. 2013-09-09
    DOW, Michelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Michelle Dow
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
75100%
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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

56 Silver Birch Way
Lydiate
Liverpool
L31 4DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DOW, Michelle
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-09-09
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29