ALL LAW LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14288222 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£579
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.0y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 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
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£579
↑ 167% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£2.2k£217
Current assets£12.8k£17.7k
Net assets£579£217

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-28
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Npif Ii - Smaller Loans Nw LP
  4. 2025-04-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-02-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL LAW LIMITED
  12. 2022-08-10
    MCCRUDDEN, Christopher William appointed
    director
  13. 2022-08-10
    📄
    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

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 Christopher William Mccrudden
Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

33-34 Winckley Square
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 3JJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCRUDDEN, Christopher William
director · ~38y · appointed 2022-08-10
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Npif Ii - Smaller Loans Nw LP
A registered charge1 property18/07/2025
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-10