NATIONWIDE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08121473 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£105.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £105,124
Cash YoY
+714%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↑ 714% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 38051% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 119% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £144.3k | £29.2k |
| Current assets | £95.9k | £43.8k |
| Cash | £2.0k | £251 |
| Debtors | £41.6k | £31.6k |
| Net assets | £105.1k | £-277 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 mortgage
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-24📄mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-28🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
- 2022-12-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
- 2022-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
- 2022-03-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-12➖DONALDSON, Roderick Ian resigneddirector
- 2020-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-08-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ultimate Bridging Finance Limited
- 2019-08-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ultimate Bridging Finance Limited
- 2019-06-03➕DONALDSON, Roderick Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-01-14➕ROBERTSON, Gary James, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2012-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs NATIONWIDE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
- 2012-06-27➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2012-06-27➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Gary James Robertson Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Roderick Ian Donaldsonceased 12/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
Halidon House 17d Windmill Way West
Ramparts Business Park
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1TB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Gary James, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DONALDSON, Roderick Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2020-08-12
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2012-06-27 · resigned 2012-06-27
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2022 | 22/05/2026 | |
| satisfied | Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/03/2022 | 22/05/2026 | |
| outstanding | Charles Street Commercial Investments Charles Street Commercial Investments Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Ultimate Bridging Finance Ultimate Bridging Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2019 | 30/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | Ultimate Bridging Finance Ultimate Bridging Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/08/2019 | 30/06/2020 |
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Recent filings (55 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-28