ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01792909 · ltd · incorporated 1984-02-17

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46740

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

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2011-06-16
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TAYLOR, Adrienne Dorothy resigned
director
2008-12-26
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TAYLOR, Adrienne Dorothy appointed
director
2008-12-26
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ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-12-26
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ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-12-26
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ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-12-26
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ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2008-12-25
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TAYLOR, Eric resigned
secretary
2008-12-25
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TAYLOR, Eric resigned
director
1984-02-17
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Company incorporated
As ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED

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 75 — 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 75 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 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Simon Alexander Philip Taylor Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75	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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-02-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

13 Riverside Business Park

Benarth Road

Conwy

LL32 8UB

Wales

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

TAYLOR, Simon Alexander Philip→

director · ~75y

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Active

TAYLOR, Eric→

secretary · resigned 2008-12-25

Resigned

TAYLOR, Adrienne Dorothy→

director · ~80y · appointed 2008-12-26 · resigned 2011-06-16

Resigned

TAYLOR, Eric→

director · ~110y · resigned 2008-12-25

Resigned

ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-12-26 · resigned 2008-12-26

Resigned

ALDER ELECTRICAL INSULATION (TYLDESLEY) LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-12-26 · resigned 2008-12-26

Resigned

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