00501316

💤Zombieactive
00501316 · ltd · incorporated 1951-11-14
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 0130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). 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 (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (43/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-05-10
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 1994-04-21
    PARRISH, Corin Edward resigned
    director
  3. 1994-04-21
    PARRISH, John Christopher resigned
    director
  4. 1994-04-21
    PARRISH, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  5. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  6. 1951-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 00501316

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 age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 74 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 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: 2001-07-30

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · MK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A.CHANDLER (BEDFORD) LIMITED
02040024 · est 1986 · no financials extracted
39y
A.M. EQUESTRIAN SERVICES LIMITED
16568452 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
A.S.P. FARMING LIMITED
05090529 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
22y
ALB ILIE LIMITED
16610455 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ALLIANCE BLOODSTOCK LTD
10624203 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
ALPACA EVOLUTION LIMITED
10815464 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
AMK SILSOE LIMITED
11764388 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
ANNELIDIA LTD.
07183753 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
16y
ANTONIA B SERVICE LIMITED
16272909 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AQUATIC PASSIONS LTD
12104040 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
ASDEAL LIMITED
12252152 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
ATN FARMS LIMITED
10253034 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
9y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC0130 — SIC 0130

Registered office

Kiln Farm
Old Kiln Lane
Clophill
Bedfordshire
MK45 4BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2001-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1999-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HILLS, David William
secretary
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARRISH, Richard George
director · ~86y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARRISH, Corin Edward
director · ~83y · resigned 1994-04-21
Resigned
PARRISH, John Christopher
director · ~86y · resigned 1994-04-21
Resigned
PARRISH, Peter Charles
director · ~82y · resigned 1994-04-21
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (2 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2022-05-10
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01