ADVANCE MAINTENANCE AND RUBBISH REMOVALS LTD
💤Zombieactive
11305068 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43120Site preparation
- 43210Electrical installation
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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 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
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,000
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£10k
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-01 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-10.0k | £0 |
| Current assets | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £-10.0k | £0 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-30📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-20➕JACKSON, Shirley appointeddirector
- 2019-02-20➖JONES, Rebecca Jane resigneddirector
- 2018-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE MAINTENANCE AND RUBBISH REMOVALS LTD
- 2018-04-11➕JONES, Rebecca Jane appointeddirector
- 2018-04-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shirley Jackson Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
562 Barrows Lane
Birmingham
B26 3BE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-05-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
JACKSON, Shirley→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Rebecca Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-04-11 · resigned 2019-02-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-30
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29