A. D. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06073006 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-30

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 Apr 2026

Net worth

£9.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43330Floor and wall covering
43342Glazing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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, 3 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,882

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

↑ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↑ 1970% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-04-05	2025-04-05
Total assets	£10.3k	£11.6k
Current assets	£2.5k	£122
Net assets	£9.9k	£8.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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2025-08-29
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2024-11-05
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2022-07-13
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accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts · AA
2020-05-19
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accounts · AA
2019-06-25
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accounts · AA
2018-11-12
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address · AD01
2018-08-07
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accounts · AA
2017-09-27
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accounts · AA
2016-09-22
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accounts · AA
2016-02-14
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-01
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accounts · AA
2015-02-03
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annual-return · AR01
2007-02-12
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DAVISON, Jillian appointed
secretary
2007-02-12
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DAVISON, Alan appointed
director
2007-01-30
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Company incorporated
As A. D. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
2007-01-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-01-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-01-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-01-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Davison Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	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

Incorporated2007-01-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

15 St. Bartholomews Court

Benton

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE12 8FE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-05

Last made up to: 2026-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

DAVISON, Jillian→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-12

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Active

DAVISON, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-12

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-30 · resigned 2007-01-30

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-30 · resigned 2007-01-30

Resigned

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