ADVANCE DRY LINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05017565 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees200200

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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2004-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE DRY LINING LIMITED
  17. 2004-01-16
    ➕
    SAVILL, Clare Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-01-16
    ➕
    SAVILL, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Clare Jane Savill
Individual · English · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas Robert Savill
Individual · English · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

Eastlogs
Mount Bovers Lane
Hockley
SS5 4JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SAVILL, Clare Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-16
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Active
SAVILL, Nicholas Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-01-16
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Active

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Recent filings (57 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28