A CAMPBELL LTD
💤Zombieactive
11436990 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-286.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 -56% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £286,762
Cash draining
Cash down 56% YoY
Cash YoY
-56%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£714
↓ 56% YoY
Net Worth
-£287k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.6k | £32.3k |
| Current assets | £11.1k | £14.9k |
| Cash | £714 | £1.6k |
| Debtors | £10.4k | £13.2k |
| Net assets | £-286.8k | £-294.2k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-06-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A CAMPBELL LTD
- 2018-06-28➕CAMPBELL, Andrae Alphanso appointeddirector
- 2018-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrae Alphanso Campbell Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Clive Anthony Simpsonceased 01/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Herrion Alex Thomasceased 11/11/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Service Station (Fuel Station)
Cranford Street
Smethwick
B66 2RX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Andrae Alphanso→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-06-28
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10