ANDROID RETAIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07435326 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-34.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £34,278
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£34k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-19 | 2025-01-26 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-27.5k | £-32.8k |
| Current assets | £11.5k | £16.5k |
| Net assets | £-34.3k | £-42.8k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-05-01➕GRADWELL, Michelle Maria appointeddirector
- 2010-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDROID RETAIL LIMITED
- 2010-11-10➕GRADWELL, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Gradwell Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Michelle Maria Gradwell Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
The Vines Preston Road
Ribchester
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 3XL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-19
Last made up to: 2026-01-19
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRADWELL, David→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-11-10
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GRADWELL, Michelle Maria→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-05-01
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Recent filings (55 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11