ABOVE THE CLOUD CONSULTANCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
11268087 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
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
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,483
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£392
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 239% YoY
Current Assets
£392
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£2k-£1k-£487£511£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-3.2k£224
Current assets£392£1.5k
Cash£392£1.5k
Net assets£-3.5k£-1.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-01
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  8. 2020-04-01
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2020-04-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-04-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOVE THE CLOUD CONSULTANCY LTD
  13. 2018-03-21
    BOOTH, Alan Raymond appointed
    director
  14. 2018-03-21
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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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jenifer Booth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/03/2018
Mr Alan Raymond Booth
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

25 Heathbank Avenue
Wirral
CH61 4XD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOOTH, Alan Raymond
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-03-21
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2020-04-01
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2020-04-01