1ST INDUSTRIAL DOOR COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02304057 · ltd · incorporated 1988-10-11

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: low (54/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 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

95 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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2024-12-31
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2023-12-31
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2022-12-02
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2021-09-30
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2020-08-26
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2019-06-11
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2018-05-18
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2017-07-17
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accounts · AA
2016-05-12
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2015-09-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-08-18
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annual-return · AR01
2014-04-16
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accounts · AA
2013-08-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
1995-03-24
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MITCHELL, Michael Vaughan resigned
director
1992-08-01
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REID, David Malcolm resigned
director
1988-10-11
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Company incorporated
As 1ST INDUSTRIAL DOOR COMPANY 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 80 — 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 80 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 38 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 Russell James Sanders Individual · British · DOB 05/1946 · age 80	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/07/2016

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

Incorporated1988-10-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17a The Coach House

Rosemount Road

Bournemouth

Dorset

BH4 8HB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SANDERS, Jill Dianne→

secretary

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Active

SANDERS, Russell James→

director · ~80y

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Active

MITCHELL, Michael Vaughan→

director · ~80y · resigned 1995-03-24

Resigned

REID, David Malcolm→

director · ~79y · resigned 1992-08-01

Resigned

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