ANTHONY LUM & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09321613 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-20
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 Nov 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2022Nov 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-11-302022-11-30
Average employees200200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2025-10-20
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-09-11
    LUM, Sophia Kum Yoke appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2025-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-07
    LUM, Lip Hor resigned
    director
  9. 2024-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTHONY LUM & CO LIMITED
  20. 2014-11-20
    LUM, Lip Hor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lip Hor Lum
Individual · Malaysian · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

58/60 Vicarage House
58/60 Kensington Church Street
London
W8 4DB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-04OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LUM, Sophia Kum Yoke
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-09-11
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Active
LUM, Lip Hor
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-11-20 · resigned 2025-01-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2025-11-18
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-10-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01