AL-DISPLAY LTD

💤Zombieactive

05107978 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-21

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 1 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

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-19
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
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termination-secretary-company
officers · TM02
2021-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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VARJAG LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-03-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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VARJAG LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-12-13
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2018-12-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-22
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2018-11-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-06
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ADVOKATFIRMA VARJAG appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-06-15
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VARJAG LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-21
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Company incorporated
As AL-DISPLAY LTD
2004-04-21
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KRISTIANSEN, Ornulf appointed
director
2004-04-21
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AUSTLID, Hallvard appointed
secretary
2004-04-21
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AUSTLID, Hallvard resigned
secretary
2004-04-21
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VARJAG LTD appointed
corporate-secretary

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-29

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Trine Kristiansen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 04/1985 · age 41	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Benedicte Jaougou Kristiansen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 09/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Petter Kristiansen Individual · Norwegian · DOB 01/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-04-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

183 Hendre Road

Pencoed, Bridgend

Mid Glamorgan

CF35 6PP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-29OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ADVOKATFIRMA VARJAG→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-11-06

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Active

KRISTIANSEN, Ornulf→

director · ~89y · appointed 2004-04-21

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Active

AUSTLID, Hallvard→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2004-04-21

Resigned

VARJAG LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-13 · resigned 2021-03-04

Resigned

VARJAG LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2018-06-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-26

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-11-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-22

termination-secretary-company

officers · TM02

2021-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-03-18