AHEAD DB UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14726007 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-24
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2023-04-03
    OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2023-03-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHEAD DB UK LIMITED
  9. 2023-03-13
    THEODORE, Peter appointed
    secretary
  10. 2023-03-13
    KILLIAN, Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-13
    📄
    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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Registered office

3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 2DT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

THEODORE, Peter
secretary · appointed 2023-03-13
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Active
OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-04-03
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Active
KILLIAN, Mark
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-03-13
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Active

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-04-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-13