A FIELDS JOINERY LIMITED

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06443419 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-03
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4542
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-01-06
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    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2011-02-22
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2010-11-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2010-08-31
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name
    officers · TM02
  5. 2010-01-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2010-01-20
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2010-01-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2010-01-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2009-12-31
    STANIFORTH, Ross resigned
    secretary
  10. 2009-08-06
    📄
    legacy
    officers · 288c
  11. 2008-12-22
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · 363a
  12. 2007-12-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A FIELDS JOINERY LIMITED
  13. 2007-12-03
    FIELDS, Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2007-12-03
    STANIFORTH, Ross appointed
    secretary
  15. 2007-12-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 "FIELDS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2009-10-03

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2016-12-17

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC4542 — SIC 4542

Registered office

Vicarage Corner House
219 Burton Road
Derby
DE23 6AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2009-10-03OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2016-12-17OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FIELDS, Andrew
director · ~37y · appointed 2007-12-03
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Active
STANIFORTH, Ross
secretary · appointed 2007-12-03 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2014-01-06
gazette-dissolved-compulsary
gazette · GAZ2
2011-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2010-11-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name
officers · TM02
2010-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2010-01-23
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-01-20
gazette-notice-compulsary
gazette · GAZ1
2010-01-12
legacy
officers · 288c
2009-08-06
legacy
annual-return · 363a
2008-12-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2007-12-03