ANGLIA DOOR SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04098781 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-30
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-84.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £84,238
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
-£84k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£101k-£67k-£33k£1k£35k£69kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-74.3k£-85.7k
Current assets£62.3k£69.3k
Cash£16.3k£13.8k
Debtors£18.6k£25.5k
Net assets£-84.2k£-100.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-12
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-11-25
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  5. 2022-11-18
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    LUXFORD, Paul resigned
    director
  6. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  7. 2021-10-06
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  8. 2021-01-06
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  9. 2019-10-04
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  10. 2018-10-03
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  11. 2017-09-25
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  12. 2016-09-15
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  13. 2016-09-07
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  14. 2016-09-07
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  15. 2016-08-30
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    ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef resigned
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  16. 2016-08-30
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    ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef resigned
    director
  17. 2015-11-16
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  18. 2015-10-09
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  19. 2011-03-22
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    LUXFORD, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2005-09-01
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    ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-08-31
    ➖
    FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-31
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    FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2001-04-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2001-03-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2001-02-05
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    FAULKNER, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2001-02-05
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    FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-02-05
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    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-02-05
    ➕
    FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  29. 2001-02-05
    ➕
    ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef appointed
    director
  30. 2001-02-05
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    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2000-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGLIA DOOR SERVICES LIMITED
  32. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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.)

Group structure

A Group (Anglia) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A Group (Anglia) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ANGLIA DOOR SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04098781

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A Group (Anglia) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

177 St Peters Street
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR32 2LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

FAULKNER, Stephen Philip→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2016-08-30
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-30 · resigned 2001-02-05
Resigned
FRASER, Sarah Elizabeth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
LUXFORD, Paul→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-03-22 · resigned 2022-11-18
Resigned
ZAPPE, Klaus Detlef→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2016-08-30
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-30 · resigned 2001-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/04/2001—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/03/2001—
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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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officers · TM01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
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accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
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accounts · AA
2019-10-04