A S INVESTMENTS (NW) LTD

💤Zombieactive
14346351 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-08
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 2 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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-09-25
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-08-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-11-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A S INVESTMENTS (NW) LTD
  13. 2022-09-08
    EGIDI, Andrea appointed
    director
  14. 2022-09-08
    📄
    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

1 high · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-21

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrea Egidi
Individual · English · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/09/2022

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
Incorporated2022-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

The Watermark Studios 9-15 Ribbleton Lane
Preston
PR1 5EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-09-21OVERDUE
Last: 2024-09-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EGIDI, Andrea
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-09-08
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-09-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-08