FROST DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04675240 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-21

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35300

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41100Development of building projects
43220Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

65 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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	-100	-100

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-19
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-06-19
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-11-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-01
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FROST, Claire Sarah appointed
secretary
2010-12-01
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FROST, Mary Philomena resigned
secretary
2003-02-21
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Company incorporated
As FROST DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2003-02-21
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FROST, Nigel appointed
director
2003-02-21
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FROST, Mary Philomena appointed
secretary
2003-02-21
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-21
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-02-21
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-02-21
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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 "FROST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nigel Frost Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/02/2017
Mrs Claire Sarah Frost Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2025

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

Incorporated2003-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC35300 — SIC 35300

Registered office

26 Estuary View

Victory Boulevard

Lytham St. Annes

FY8 5TU

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FROST, Claire Sarah→

secretary · appointed 2010-12-01

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Active

FROST, Nigel→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-02-21

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Active

FROST, Mary Philomena→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2010-12-01

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-27

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-07-18