AAAAHHHH-EEK! LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11248814 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58190Other publishing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-12-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-05-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2024-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2024-03-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-03-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-06-09
    VERRICO, Lisa resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AAAAHHHH-EEK! LIMITED
  22. 2018-03-11
    BARTON, James Anthony Crispin appointed
    director
  23. 2018-03-11
    VERRICO, Lisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Anthony Crispin Barton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lisa Verricoceased 09/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-03-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing

Registered office

50 Cecil Road
Hale
Altrincham
WA15 9NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-24OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BARTON, James Anthony Crispin
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-11
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Active
VERRICO, Lisa
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-11 · resigned 2020-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-04-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21