APPLIANCES SINKS AND TAPS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08375090 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-25
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,578
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,173 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£33k£50k£67k£83kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£29.5k£44.4k
Current assets£52.4k£83.3k
Net assets£18.6k£22.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-02-06
    ➖
    CORNFORTH, Simon John resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPLIANCES SINKS AND TAPS LIMITED
  18. 2013-01-25
    ➕
    DUTTON, John Philip appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-25
    ➕
    CORNFORTH, Simon John appointed
    secretary

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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Philip Dutton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 5 Halfpenny Bridge Industrial Estate, Lincoln Street
Rochdale
OL11 1NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DUTTON, John Philip→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-25
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Active
CORNFORTH, Simon John→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-25 · resigned 2026-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12