ALLIANCE BRUSHES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02835046 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£111.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 31.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £111,593
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100k
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£112k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£181k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £111.6k | £82.1k |
| Current assets | £180.9k | £144.2k |
| Cash | £99.8k | £90.7k |
| Debtors | £74.7k | £47.3k |
| Net assets | £111.6k | £82.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-31➖ZDANKO, Jerzy resigneddirector
- 2017-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-16➕ZDANKO, Stefan Edward appointeddirector
- 2009-11-02➖ZDANKO, Danuta Maria resignedsecretary
- 1994-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1993-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIANCE BRUSHES LIMITED
- 1993-07-12➕ZDANKO, Danuta Maria appointedsecretary
- 1993-07-12➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-07-12➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-07-12➕ZDANKO, Jerzy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stefan Edward Zdanko Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 15/08/2018 |
Mrs Danuta Zdanko Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jerzy Zdankoceased 15/08/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.M.M.E. LIMITED→ 01603560 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| ALLIANCE SALES LIMITED→ 04790440 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ALLKRAFT-BUILD LTD→ 15878646 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALLVENT LIMITED→ 01824140 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ALTUM AVIATION MAINTENANCE LTD→ 16395932 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALUCA UK LTD.→ 16552699 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALUCARD PUBLISHING LIMITED→ 01211542 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 50y | — | — |
| ALULAB LTD→ 14232447 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALUMINIUM ONLINE LIMITED→ 12568548 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 00331072 · est 1937 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 88y | — | — |
| ALUPOINT WINDOWS LTD→ 16688398 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALWAYS BIKE REPAIRS LTD→ 16754692 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-07-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32910 — SIC 32910
Registered office
Alliance Mews
Unit 27 Enfield Industrial Estate
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 6BG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
ZDANKO, Stefan Edward→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ZDANKO, Danuta Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 2009-11-02
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 1993-07-12
ZDANKO, Jerzy→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1993-07-12 · resigned 2018-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 14/12/1994 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16