ANOTHER LIFE ADVISED LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC354114 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-27

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.

Why now

Window closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 50 → 90
· Bankability: 55 → 75
· Opportunity score: 65 → 75
· Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 65 → 75
↑Hygiene score: 50 → 90
↑Bankability: 55 → 75
·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-98.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of call centres

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £98,081

Net assets shrinking

Down £176,582 YoY

Cash YoY

+300%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↑ 300% YoY

Net Worth

-£98k

↓ 225% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-23	2024-03-23
Cash	£1.5k	£379
Net assets	£-98.1k	£78.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-19
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2013-02-08
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KOPEC, Paul David appointed
secretary
2013-02-08
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JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-02-10
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KOPEC, Paul David, Manging Director appointed
director
2011-02-10
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MOSES, Satz resigned
director
2009-01-27
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Company incorporated
As ANOTHER LIFE ADVISED LTD
2009-01-27
➕
JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-01-27
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MOSES, Satz appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Manging Director Paul David Kopec Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82200 — Activities of call centres

Registered office

25 Portland Road

Kilmarnock

KA1 2BT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-23

Last made up to: 2025-03-23

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KOPEC, Paul David→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

KOPEC, Paul David, Manging Director→

director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JORDAN COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2013-02-08

Resigned

MOSES, Satz→

director · ~44y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2011-02-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-20

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-05-27

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-15

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-26

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-04-19