ASV CLACTON DT LTD

💤Zombieactive
11935523 · 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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-124.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £124,196
Cash YoY
+655%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 655% YoY
Net Worth
-£124k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↑ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£124k-£63k-£1k£60k£121k£183kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-104.1k£-80.3k
Current assets£182.9k£177.0k
Cash£26.2k£3.5k
Debtors£148.7k£168.2k
Net assets£-124.2k£-104.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-08
    ➕
    ISLAM, Md Tokdirul appointed
    director
  12. 2024-05-08
    ➖
    DALGARNO, Liam John resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-08
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley resigned
    director
  14. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-11-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2021-11-08
    ➖
    CARROLL, Lucien Jacob resigned
    director
  20. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-02-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2019-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2019-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASV CLACTON DT LTD
  24. 2019-04-09
    ➕
    CARROLL, Lucien Jacob appointed
    director
  25. 2019-04-09
    ➕
    DALGARNO, Liam John appointed
    director
  26. 2019-04-09
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Tokdirul Islam
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Lal Group Holdings Limitedceased 08/05/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

Subway London Road
Brook Retail Park
Clacton-On-Sea
CO15 3TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ISLAM, Md Tokdirul→
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARROLL, Lucien Jacob→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2021-11-08
Resigned
DALGARNO, Liam John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2024-05-08
Resigned
JOHNSON, Adrian Dudley→
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2024-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18