ARCHITECTURAL STAINLESS SWIMMING POOL PRODUCTS LTD
💤Zombieactive
04905025 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-04➖COOK, Clive Leonard resigneddirector
- 2024-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-12-14➖COOK, Nigel Clive resigneddirector
- 2010-01-13➕COOK, Nigel Clive appointeddirector
- 2008-02-29➖COOK, Marion May resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-29➖COOK, Marion May resigneddirector
- 2005-04-28➕COOK, Clive Leonard appointeddirector
- 2004-05-13➖COOK, Clive Leonard resigneddirector
- 2004-05-07➕COOK, Adrian Justin Paisley appointeddirector
- 2004-05-07➕COOK, Marion May appointeddirector
- 2003-09-23➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-23➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHITECTURAL STAINLESS SWIMMING POOL PRODUCTS LTD
- 2003-09-19➕COOK, Marion May appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-19➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-19➕COOK, Clive Leonard appointeddirector
- 2003-09-19➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 22 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Justin Paisley Cook Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
57a Broadway
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 1PE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
COOK, Adrian Justin Paisley→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Marion May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2008-02-29
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2003-09-23
COOK, Clive Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2005-04-28 · resigned 2025-07-04
COOK, Clive Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2004-05-13
COOK, Marion May→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2008-02-29
COOK, Nigel Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-13 · resigned 2015-12-14
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-19 · resigned 2003-09-23
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22