ARCHIVE ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09051633 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-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: 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,110
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,526 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.3k | £10.6k |
| Current assets | £9.3k | £10.8k |
| Net assets | £9.1k | £10.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-08-18➖WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2017-08-18➖BURNS, John Cameron resigneddirector
- 2017-08-18➖BURRIS, Anne Marie resigneddirector
- 2017-08-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-08-09➕WATRY, Paul Burrows appointeddirector
- 2014-10-21➕WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-20➖BURNS, John Cameron resignedsecretary
- 2014-06-25➕BURRIS, Anne Marie appointeddirector
- 2014-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHIVE ANALYTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2014-05-22➕BURNS, John Cameron appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-22➕BURNS, John Cameron appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
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 Paul Burrows Watry Individual · American · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 09/08/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Cameron Burnsceased 18/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Anne Marie Burrisceased 18/08/2022· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&V WORX LIMITED→ 17114905 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AGRONOMIC DIGITAL INNOVATION LTD→ 15350454 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALMAROCA LTD→ 05745582 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ARHISTORY LTD→ 14922234 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARKITOPE LABS LTD→ 16825728 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ART ON DEMAND LTD→ 12892797 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARW ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 13892244 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARYAMA CONSULTING LIMITED→ 08254041 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ASCOT MOBILE INSTALLATIONS LIMITED→ 05186635 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ASEMBLI LIMITED→ 12952457 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASH MOUNTAIN ADVISORY LTD→ 16858256 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
4 Hessle Drive 4 Hessle Drive
Lower Heswall
The Wirral
CH60 8PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
WATRY, Paul Burrows→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, John Cameron→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-05-22 · resigned 2014-10-20
WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2017-08-18
BURNS, John Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-05-22 · resigned 2017-08-18
BURRIS, Anne Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2017-08-18
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15