A & D APPLIANCE REPAIRS LTD

💤Zombieactive

06082968 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-05

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£62.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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, 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

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 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 £62,054

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£62k

↑ 9.7% YoY

Current Assets

£375

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£61.6k	£56.0k
Current assets	£375	—
Net assets	£62.1k	£56.5k

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-10-27
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2023-10-17
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2022-10-28
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2021-11-19
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2020-09-23
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2019-10-16
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2018-11-08
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2017-11-14
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2017-01-09
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accounts · AA
2016-02-24
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-10
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accounts · AA
2015-02-19
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2014-10-16
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2014-02-17
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2012-12-01
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CHANDLER, Samantha appointed
secretary
2012-12-01
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RICHARDS, David Philip resigned
secretary
2007-02-06
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RICHARDS, Clare Patricia appointed
director
2007-02-06
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RICHARDS, David Philip appointed
secretary
2007-02-06
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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2007-02-06
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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2007-02-05
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Company incorporated
As A & D APPLIANCE REPAIRS LTD
2007-02-05
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-02-05
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Clare Patricia Richards Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	05/02/2017

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

Incorporated2007-02-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment

Registered office

7 Chalford Close

West Molesey

KT8 2QL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CHANDLER, Samantha→

secretary · appointed 2012-12-01

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Active

RICHARDS, Clare Patricia→

director · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-06

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Active

RICHARDS, David Philip→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2012-12-01

Resigned

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-06

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-05 · resigned 2007-02-06

Resigned

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