ACADIA TIMBER LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03972978 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-14
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
£-45.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,793
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£46k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-30.8k | £-28.0k |
| Current assets | £50.7k | £48.0k |
| Debtors | £24.9k | £18.7k |
| Net assets | £-45.8k | £-51.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-31➖REED, Chelsea Melissa Farrah resigneddirector
- 2026-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19➕REED, Martin Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-02-19➖JONES, Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2020-02-19➖JONES, Michael William resigneddirector
- 2020-02-19➕REED, Chelsea Melissa Farrah appointeddirector
- 2020-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2000-04-25➕JONES, Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-25➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-04-25➕JONES, Michael William appointeddirector
- 2000-04-25➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADIA TIMBER LIMITED
- 2000-04-14➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-04-14➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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 26 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Richard Reed Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/02/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Chelsea Melissa Farrah Reedceased 31/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Jayne Jonesceased 19/02/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
229 Goldsmith Avenue
Southsea
Hampshire
PO4 0BS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
REED, Martin Richard→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2020-02-19
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-25
JONES, Michael William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-04-25 · resigned 2020-02-19
REED, Chelsea Melissa Farrah→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-19 · resigned 2026-01-31
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-14 · resigned 2000-04-25
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-13