ADVANCED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06620484 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-11-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-09-22
    ➖
    THORNALLEY, Michael John resigned
    director
  15. 2018-06-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-06-01
    ➕
    THORNALLEY, Denise appointed
    director
  17. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2010-04-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Advantage Transition Bridge Fund Limited
  20. 2010-03-05
    ➖
    THORNALLEY, Denise resigned
    secretary
  21. 2010-03-05
    ➖
    THORNALLEY, Denise resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING LIMITED
  23. 2008-06-16
    ➕
    THORNALLEY, Denise appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-16
    ➕
    THORNALLEY, Denise appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-16
    ➕
    THORNALLEY, Michael John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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
Mrs Denise Thornalley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Michael John Thornalleyceased 22/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2008-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

75 High Street
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 8SX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THORNALLEY, Denise→
director · ~77y · appointed 2018-06-01
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Active
THORNALLEY, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2010-03-05
Resigned
THORNALLEY, Denise→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2010-03-05
Resigned
THORNALLEY, Michael John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2018-09-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Advantage Transition Bridge Fund
Advantage Transition Bridge Fund Limited
Debenture1 property30/04/2010—
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-06