A & SRD GLASSONBURY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14664868 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01490SIC 01490
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,000 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£600£1k£2k£2k£3kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£0£3.0k
Current assets£3.0k
Net assets£0£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
    DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-03-05
    DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-03-04
    DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-17
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2023-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & SRD GLASSONBURY LTD
  12. 2023-02-15
    GLASSONBURY, Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2023-02-15
    DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose appointed
    director
  14. 2023-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GLASSONBURY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Glassonbury
Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/02/2023
Mrs Sara Rose Dixon-Glassonbury
Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Heighs House
Ditcheat
Shepton Mallet
BA4 6RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GLASSONBURY, Andrew
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-15
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Active
DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-03-05 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
DIXON-GLASSONBURY, Sara Rose
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-15 · resigned 2023-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-15