ANDY PACKER CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
09134393 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-16
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 2026
Net worth
£14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,731
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,447 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£25k£33k£41kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£14.7k£37.2k
Current assets£15.7k£41.1k
Net assets£14.7k£37.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-09
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-08-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDY PACKER CONSULTANCY LTD
  16. 2014-07-16
    ➕
    BATH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2014-07-16
    ➕
    PACKER, Andrew John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PACKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Juliet Mary Sylvia Packer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew John Packerceased 03/08/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

47 Church Road
Hilmarton
Calne
Wiltshire
SN11 8SE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BATH SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-16
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Active
PACKER, Andrew John→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-07-16
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16