2020 UMBRELLA PAYROLL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12718638 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-04
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees10001000

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-10-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-08-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-08-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-02
    ROWSE, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-02
    TAYLOR, Andrew Ian Francis resigned
    director
  15. 2021-05-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2020 UMBRELLA PAYROLL LIMITED
  18. 2020-07-04
    TAYLOR, Andrew Ian Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2020-07-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Rowse
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares02/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Ian Francis Taylorceased 24/04/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated2020-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Creative Industries Centre
Wolverhampton Science Park
Wolverhampton
WV10 9TG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROWSE, Mark
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-04-02
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Active
TAYLOR, Andrew Ian Francis
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-04 · resigned 2022-04-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05