AEDEAN FLOORING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06709971 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-29
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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 (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-25
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-09-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As AEDEAN FLOORING LIMITED
  19. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    DEAN, Donna Maria appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-09-29
    ➕
    DEAN, Mark Allen appointed
    director

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 "DEAN" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Allen Dean
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Donna Maria Dean
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

269 Farnborough Road
Farnborough
GU14 7LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEAN, Donna Maria→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-29
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Active
DEAN, Mark Allen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-09-29
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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-21