ALUMINIUM DOOR & WINDOW SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
08329204 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-12
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£148.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £148,883
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,126 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£149k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
£328k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £166.9k | £178.0k |
| Current assets | £327.7k | £314.3k |
| Net assets | £148.9k | £152.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-30➖HEPBURN, Russell Adrian resigneddirector
- 2022-04-29➕ARNOLD, Glen Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALUMINIUM DOOR & WINDOW SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2012-12-12➕ARNOLD, Glen Richard appointedsecretary
- 2012-12-12➕HEPBURN, Russell Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Glen Richard Arnold Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gary Smithceased 07/09/2022· significant influence
- Mr Russell Adrian Hepburnceased 07/09/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Manufacturing · BH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEIPATHY LIMITED→ 10918515 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AIRTEK FAN SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 05214605 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| AIRTIME AVIATION PAINT LTD→ 14033107 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALIROO LIMITED→ 05835037 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ALURÈ DID IT LTD→ 16889637 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALVIUM LTD→ 16852998 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMCO HEATING LIMITED→ 10249279 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AMESSTRIES LTD→ 16692365 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMORECCO LIMITED→ 15618398 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMS (DOONANS) LTD→ 15294625 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANCHORIGHT LTD→ 14050916 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ANDFOR LTD→ 14783447 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25120 — SIC 25120
Registered office
312 Charminster Road
Charminster
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 9RT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ARNOLD, Glen Richard→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNOLD, Glen Richard→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEPBURN, Russell Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-12 · resigned 2022-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23