ALADDIN'S METAL CRAFT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06302245 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-04

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

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

33190SIC 33190

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	0

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-01-31
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2023-01-27
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2022-03-28
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2021-01-04
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2020-01-24
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2019-01-23
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2018-03-29
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2017-01-27
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2016-04-28
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2015-07-24
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2015-03-30
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2014-07-17
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2014-05-02
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accounts · AAMD
2012-02-09
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BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret resigned
secretary
2012-02-09
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BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret resigned
director
2007-07-04
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Company incorporated
As ALADDIN'S METAL CRAFT LIMITED
2007-07-04
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BRYAN, Andrew Bruce Talbot appointed
director
2007-07-04
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BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret appointed
secretary
2007-07-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-04
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-07-04
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BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret appointed
director
2007-07-04
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-07-04
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
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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 61 — 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 61. 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
Mr Andrew Bruce Bryan Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	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

Incorporated2007-07-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Shambles Cottage Luney Barton

Lower Sticker

St. Austell

Cornwall

PL26 7JH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BRYAN, Andrew Bruce Talbot→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-07-04

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Active

BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2012-02-09

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04

Resigned

BERRINGTON DAVIES, Lorna Margaret→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2012-02-09

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04

Resigned

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