VML PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06933967 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-15
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-27
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-14
    ➕
    COOPER, Adrian appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-14
    ➖
    COOPER, Andrew resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-07-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-12-15
    ➖
    COOPER, Vicky resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-12-15
    ➕
    COOPER, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2014-12-15
    ➖
    COOPER, Vicky resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As VML PRODUCTS LTD
  23. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    COOPER, Vicky appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-06-15
    ➕
    COOPER, Vicky appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Adrian Cooper
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Mornington House
142 Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 4NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COOPER, Adrian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
COOPER, Vicky→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned
COOPER, Andrew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-15 · resigned 2025-10-14
Resigned
COOPER, Vicky→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2014-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-25