ALLNEEDSNATIONWIDE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10281362 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-15
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23610
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. 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).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2025-09-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-11-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2022-10-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLNEEDSNATIONWIDE LIMITED
  19. 2016-07-15
    OWUSU, Francis Asamoah 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 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: 2026-04-30

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Asamoah Owusu
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares14/07/2017
Mr Francis Asamoah Owusu
Individual · Ghanaian · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares15/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23610 — SIC 23610

Registered office

17 Robert Cameron Mews
Colchester
CO4 9AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OWUSU, Francis Asamoah
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-07-15
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Recent filings (28 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-11-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04