ADVANCED TIMBER FRAME LIMITED
Opportunity 48/100 (watch), bankability 20/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (55/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2016-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-12📄restoration-order-of-courtrestoration · AC92
- 2014-11-21⚠️gazette-dissolved-liquidationgazette · GAZ2
- 2014-11-21🏁Company dissolved
- 2014-08-21⚠️liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meetinginsolvency · 4.72
- 2013-09-19⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-dateinsolvency · 4.68
- 2013-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-09-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-09-04⚠️liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attachedinsolvency · 4.20
- 2012-09-04⚠️liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidatorinsolvency · 600
- 2012-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2012-06-30➖GATES, James Benjamin John resigneddirector
- 2012-06-30📄termination-director-company-with-nameofficers · TM01
- 2012-04-09➖THOMSON, Gaynor Helen resigneddirector
- 2012-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2012-04-01➕GATES, James Benjamin John appointeddirector
- 2012-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-12-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-19➕DONE, Graham John appointeddirector
- 2011-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2011-01-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-08-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2010-06-02✏️change-of-name-noticechange-of-name · CONNOT
- 2009-12-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2008-10-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED TIMBER FRAME LIMITED
- 2008-10-28➕THOMSON, Gaynor Helen appointeddirector
- 2008-10-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
3 high · 1 med ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2013-07-31
Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2016-11-11
Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2014-11-21: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2014-08-21: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
Companies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.
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