ASV LOWESTOFT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11935448 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.9y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £66.1k |
| Current assets | — | £311.2k |
| Cash | — | £11.0k |
| Debtors | — | £281.4k |
| Net assets | — | £63.2k |
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.
See pricing →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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-21➕HASAN, Md Rakibul appointeddirector
- 2024-08-21➖DALGARNO, Liam John resigneddirector
- 2024-08-21➖JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley resigneddirector
- 2024-08-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lal Group Holdings LTD
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-08➖CARROLL, Lucien Jacob resigneddirector
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ASV LOWESTOFT LIMITED
- 2019-04-09➕CARROLL, Lucien Jacob appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕DALGARNO, Liam John appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 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 Md Rakibul Hasan Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Lal Group Holdings Limitedceased 21/08/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
52 London Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1LA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-17
Last: 2026-07-03
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HASAN, Md Rakibul→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARROLL, Lucien Jacob→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2021-11-08
DALGARNO, Liam John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2024-08-21
JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2024-08-21
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lal Group Holdings Lal Group Holdings LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18