ABOUT YOUR SUCCESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09379488 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-08
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
    ➖
    BARTON, Christopher Graham resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-21
    ➕
    BARTON, Christopher Graham appointed
    director
  8. 2022-01-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-10-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-18
    ➖
    INCWISE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2015-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT YOUR SUCCESS LIMITED
  21. 2015-01-08
    ➕
    BARTON, Graham Nicholas appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-08
    ➕
    INCWISE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 74 — 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 74 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
Mr Graham Nicholas Barton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 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
Incorporated2015-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 204 Ashton Old Baths
Stamford Street West
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 7FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BARTON, Graham Nicholas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-01-08
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Active
INCWISE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-08 · resigned 2017-09-18
Resigned
BARTON, Christopher Graham→
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-01-21 · resigned 2026-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29