977 FACADES LTD

💤Zombieactive
07796021 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-04
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  2. 2026-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-04-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-04-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-04-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-01-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-01-16
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2023-12-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2011-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 977 FACADES LTD
  20. 2011-10-04
    WARING, Adam Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Paul Waring
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
sig. influencesignificant influence04/10/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

4 Capricorn Centre
Cranes Farm Road
Basildon Essex
Essex
SS14 3JJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WARING, Adam Paul
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-10-04
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Recent filings (46 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-05-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-01-16