AUCTIONEERSVAULT LTD

💤Zombieactive

09139935 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-21

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

£2.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,369

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 65% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↑ 82% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.4k	£1.4k
Current assets	£10.9k	£6.0k
Net assets	£2.4k	£1.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-24
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officers · CH03
2022-02-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-16
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA01
2021-11-04
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accounts · AA
2020-12-10
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2020-07-16
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accounts · AA
2020-03-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-07-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2014-07-21
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Company incorporated
As AUCTIONEERSVAULT LTD
2014-07-21
➕
HARVEY, Andrew Graham appointed
secretary
2014-07-21
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HARVEY, Andrew Graham 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Graham Harvey Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	75–100%	75–100%	sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Graham Harvey Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-07-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

12 Laidler Crescent

Princes Risborough

HP27 9FQ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HARVEY, Andrew Graham→

secretary · appointed 2014-07-21

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Active

HARVEY, Andrew Graham→

director · ~55y · appointed 2014-07-21

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-20

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-19

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-16

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-02-23

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2022-02-16

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-02-16