A.D.R. INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05066569 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-08
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
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 (69/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-05
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-05-29
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    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2004-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D.R. INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  18. 2004-03-08
    ➕
    ROWBOTHAM, Karla appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-03-08
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    ROWBOTHAM, Adam 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Rowbotham
Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
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
Incorporated2004-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

49 Fold Crescent
Carrbrook
Stalybridge
SK15 3NB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROWBOTHAM, Karla→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWBOTHAM, Adam→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-03-08
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Active

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11