A. D. MELLING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05286993 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,129
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 1228% YoY
Current Assets
£144k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£111k£148k£185kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£145.9k£189.1k
Current assets£143.6k£185.3k
Net assets£11.1k£838

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-04-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2026-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-11-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-10-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-05-07
    ➖
    MELLING, Clare resigned
    secretary
  17. 2004-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. D. MELLING LIMITED
  18. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    MELLING, Andrew David appointed
    director
  19. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    MELLING, Clare appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-11-15
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-11-15
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-11-15
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MELLING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Andrew David Melling
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782

Registered office

9 The Crescent
West Kirby
Wirral
CH48 4HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MELLING, Andrew David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MELLING, Clare→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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gazette · DISS40
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17