ALL BRANDS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11879261 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-13
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
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-11-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-04-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALL BRANDS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  18. 2019-03-13
    FITTON, Simon Oliver appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ricomex Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ricomex Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALL BRANDS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
This company · 11879261

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ricomex Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Oliver Fittonceased 16/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2019-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

3 Greengate Cardale Park
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 1GY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FITTON, Simon Oliver
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-13
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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26