ANSAL CENTRAL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
10298648 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-27
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-01
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ANSAL CENTRAL LTD.
  14. 2016-07-27
    ➕
    FORM ONLINE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2016-07-27
    ➕
    JURICEK, Lubomir appointed
    director
  16. 2016-07-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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

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
Andrea Jurickova
Individual · Slovak · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Enterprise House
2 Pass Street
Oldham
Manchester
OL9 6HZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORM ONLINE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-07-27
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Active
JURICEK, Lubomir→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-27
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Recent filings (23 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-18