ANTE MERIDIEM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09336747 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-02
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,971

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 328% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 121% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£839£2k£3k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£2.0k£461
Current assets£4.2k£1.9k
Cash£4.2k
Net assets£2.0k£461

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-05
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2014-12-05
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2014-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANTE MERIDIEM LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-02
    LANE, Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-02
    LANE, Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-02
    LANE, Ann resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Ms Ann Lane
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

251 Grays Inn Road Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LANE, Ann
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-02
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Active
LANE, Ann
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-02 · resigned 2014-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-29