ANDREW MILLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08929852 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.7y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £12,428
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £20.2k |
| Current assets | £20.2k |
| Cash | £19.4k |
| Debtors | £829 |
| Net assets | £12.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Advance Mortgage Funding Limited
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW MILLS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2014-03-10➕MILLS, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 "MILLS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 12 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 Andrew Mills Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Registered office
8 Highbury Road
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MILLS, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-03-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Advance Mortgage Funding Advance Mortgage Funding Limited | A registered charge | — | 15/10/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-10