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💤Zombieactive

12452228 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10

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

£1.61M

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,608,237

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.6m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£566k

↑ 92% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.61M	£1.60M
Current assets	£566.2k	£294.6k
Net assets	£1.61M	£1.60M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-04
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address · AD01
2020-06-30
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legacy
capital · SH20
2020-05-27
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capital · SH19
2020-05-27
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legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2020-05-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-27
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capital · SH01
2020-05-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-01
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-05-01
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-04-30
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-02-10
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Company incorporated
As A&A PROPERTY DEVELOPERS LTD
2020-02-10
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AMORY, Wendy Deborah appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·

1 insolvency-related filing on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-05-27: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Wendy Deborah Amory Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/02/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Tony Keith Amoryceased 13/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2020-02-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

75 Newnham Street

Ely

Cambridgeshire

CB7 4PQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AMORY, Wendy Deborah→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-02-10

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