A D BOOTH & SONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05196345 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-03
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
£1.44M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 9.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,442,506
Cash draining
Cash down 94% YoY
Cash YoY
-94%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↓ 94% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.69M | £1.68M |
| Current assets | £1.22M | £1.26M |
| Cash | £15.2k | £260.0k |
| Debtors | £1.16M | £936.4k |
| Net assets | £1.44M | £1.38M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-27➕BAILEY, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2026-03-27➖BAILEY, Anthony Charles resigneddirector
- 2026-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-01📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-03-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-01-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2011-11-21➕BAILEY, Nicola appointedsecretary
- 2009-12-23➖HALL, Julie Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A D BOOTH & SONS LIMITED
- 2004-08-03➕HALL, Julie Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-03➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-03➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-03➕BAILEY, Anthony Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-08-03➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-03➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
A D Booth & Sons Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
A D Booth & Sons Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A D BOOTH & SONS LIMITED
This company · 05196345
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A D Booth & Sons Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Dwbh Investments Limitedceased 12/03/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Anthony Charles Baileyceased 09/03/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Construction · ST postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A B PROJECTS LIMITED→ 07340955 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| A D BOOTH & SONS CHESHIRE LIMITED→ 13746067 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A D ELECTRICAL SERVICES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED→ 08327017 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ABT ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD→ 16917388 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AC LIGHT LTD→ 14251136 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACCESS DIRECT SITE SERVICES LIMITED→ 03879336 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ACCESS FLOORS LIMITED→ 05166088 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACCLIMATISE AIRCONDITIONING & ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 05428242 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ACCS LIMITED→ 06090394 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACE PLUMBING SOLUTIONS LTD→ 14824832 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACE PRIME LIMITED→ 13842232 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACE PROPERTY CARE LIMITED→ 16221198 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
Lymore Villa
162a London Road Chesterton
Newcastle Under Lyme
Staffordshire
ST5 7JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BAILEY, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2026-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Julie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2009-12-23
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2004-08-03
BAILEY, Anthony Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2026-03-27
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2004-08-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/03/2019 | 12/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/03/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/01/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14