DAVID WADE FINE ART LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04418341 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Average employees1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-17
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  4. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2025-08-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2025-04-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-23
    ➕
    YATES, Timothy Benjamin appointed
    secretary
  11. 2021-06-23
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    DURRANT, Patricia Chorlton Prichard resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-06-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2021-06-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2002-07-02
    ➕
    DURRANT, Patricia Chorlton Prichard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-07-02
    ➖
    REEVES, Allan Anthony resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As DAVID WADE FINE ART LIMITED
  22. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    WADE, David George appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    REEVES, Allan Anthony appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-04-16
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-04-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-04-16
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WADE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

🏛️
Wade (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DAVID WADE FINE ART LIMITED
This company · 04418341

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
Wade (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Stuart House
15-17 North Park Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5PD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

YATES, Timothy Benjamin→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WADE, David George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURRANT, Patricia Chorlton Prichard→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2021-06-23
Resigned
REEVES, Allan Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-07-02
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-16 · resigned 2002-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-30
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2025-10-17
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-09-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-06-23