ALBRO DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04366507 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-04

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

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

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	-300	-300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-08-13
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2024-11-21
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2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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accounts · AA
2018-10-11
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officers · CH01
2018-10-11
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officers · CH03
2018-10-11
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2018-10-11
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2018-09-25
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accounts · AA
2018-06-18
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2018-06-18
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2018-06-18
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officers · CH01
2018-06-18
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officers · CH03
2007-05-02
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ALLCOCK, Beverly Anne appointed
secretary
2007-05-02
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BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth resigned
secretary
2007-05-02
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BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth resigned
director
2002-02-04
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Company incorporated
As ALBRO DOOR SYSTEMS LIMITED
2002-02-04
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ALLCOCK, Nicholas Charles Jason appointed
director
2002-02-04
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BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth appointed
secretary
2002-02-04
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-04
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-04
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BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth appointed
director
2002-02-04
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-02-04
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COMPANY 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nicholas Charles Jason Allcock Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Beverly Anne Allcock Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-02-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

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

Registered office

Nova House

Audley Avenue Enterprise Park

Newport

Shropshire

TF10 7DW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-18

Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ALLCOCK, Beverly Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-02

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Active

ALLCOCK, Nicholas Charles Jason→

director · ~59y · appointed 2002-02-04

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Active

BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-04 · resigned 2007-05-02

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-04 · resigned 2002-02-04

Resigned

BROAD, Simon Julian Kenneth→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-02-04 · resigned 2007-05-02

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-04 · resigned 2002-02-04

Resigned

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