ARD WARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04157440 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£84
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £84

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£11kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£84£50
Current assets£11.4k£9.3k
Net assets£84£50

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-16
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  3. 2026-01-29
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  4. 2025-01-29
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  5. 2024-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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  7. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-29
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  10. 2019-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-05-05
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    FULLERTON, Irene Christian resigned
    director
  16. 2005-03-03
    ➖
    TOATES, Douglas Stanley resigned
    director
  17. 2005-02-20
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    FULLERTON, Irene Christian appointed
    director
  18. 2005-02-20
    ➖
    SIDFORD, Rufus William resigned
    director
  19. 2001-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ARD WARE LIMITED
  20. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    LACEY, Thomas Edward appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    FULLERTON, David Adam Grey appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-02-09
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    SIDFORD, Rufus William appointed
    director
  25. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    TOATES, Douglas Stanley appointed
    director
  26. 2001-02-09
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2001-02-09
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Adam Grey Fullerton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms April Anne Somersetceased 01/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2001-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

1 The Mount
Old Blandford Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LACEY, Thomas Edward→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLERTON, David Adam Grey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2001-02-09
Resigned
FULLERTON, Irene Christian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-02-20 · resigned 2012-05-05
Resigned
SIDFORD, Rufus William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2005-02-20
Resigned
TOATES, Douglas Stanley→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2005-03-03
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2001-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-18