ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY (U.K.) LIMITED

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07717378 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-25
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-24
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    WILBY, Jonathan Ross resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-08-16
    ➕
    WILBY, Jonathan Ross appointed
    director
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-17
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    RODGERS, Steven John resigned
    director
  12. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-05-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Arthur Wilby
  18. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2019-04-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2014-05-14
    ➕
    RODGERS, Steven John appointed
    director
  24. 2011-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY (U.K.) LIMITED
  25. 2011-07-25
    ➕
    WILBY, Arthur 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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arthur Wilby
Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares25/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

Swallow House
Parsons Road
Washington
NE37 1EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WILBY, Arthur→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-07-25
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Active
RODGERS, Steven John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2023-04-17
Resigned
WILBY, Jonathan Ross→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-16 · resigned 2025-04-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Arthur Wilby
A registered charge—17/05/2019—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/08/201426/04/2019
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-09