ADVERTICALS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08790603 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-26
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-06-25
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  3. 2023-05-31
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  4. 2022-08-03
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  5. 2021-07-01
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  6. 2020-07-02
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  7. 2019-07-19
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-11-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-12-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-06-20
    TOUHIG, Lee Thomas appointed
    director
  15. 2014-06-20
    KIRBY, Louise resigned
    director
  16. 2014-06-20
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  17. 2014-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2013-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVERTICALS (UK) LIMITED
  19. 2013-11-26
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2013-11-26
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  21. 2013-11-26
    KIRBY, Louise appointed
    director

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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Lee Thomas Touhig
Individual · English · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares26/11/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

650 Anlaby Road
Kingston Upon Hull
East Yorkshire
HU3 6UU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TOUHIG, Lee Thomas
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-06-20
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-11-26 · resigned 2013-11-26
Resigned
KIRBY, Louise
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-11-26 · resigned 2014-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-05