A BRANCH ABOVE LTD
💤Zombieactive
11943763 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£39.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
26 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £39,396
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£39k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.4k | — |
| Current assets | £19.2k | — |
| Net assets | £39.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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
7
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-02➖ILES, Melanie resigneddirector
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-07-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A BRANCH ABOVE LTD
- 2019-04-12➕MARSH, Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-04-12➕ILES, Melanie appointeddirector
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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Scott Marsh Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Melanie Ilesceased 02/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Grainstore North Kingsland Barton
Nadder Lane
South Molton
EX36 4HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MARSH, Scott→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ILES, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-04-12 · resigned 2021-09-02
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25