ELLISON HOLDINGS LTD
💤Zombieactive
09677922 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-09
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-28📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-07-09➖FAUN, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2016-07-09➖LATHAM, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2015-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ELLISON HOLDINGS LTD
- 2015-07-09➕ELLISON, Shaun Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-07-09➕FAUN, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-07-09➕LATHAM, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "ELLISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Samuel Ellison Individual · British · DOB 03/2004 · age 22 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/05/2022 |
Mr Jake Ellison Individual · British · DOB 05/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Karen Ellisonceased 23/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
3 Verity Court
Middlewich
Cheshire
CW10 0GW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ELLISON, Shaun Alexander→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAUN, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2016-07-09
LATHAM, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-07-09 · resigned 2016-07-09
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-21