AGED TO PERFECTION UPHOLSTERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08492822 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95240SIC 95240
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,607

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↑ 171% YoY
Current Assets
£336k
↑ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£12k£58k£127k£197k£266k£336kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£43.0k£9.6k
Current assets£335.9k£331.5k
Cash—£3.0k
Debtors£85.9k£192.1k
Net assets£8.6k£-12.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-04
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    WOOD, John resigned
    director
  6. 2023-08-04
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-08-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-05
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-23
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-26
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  17. 2018-10-26
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  18. 2018-10-26
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  19. 2013-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AGED TO PERFECTION UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
  20. 2013-04-17
    ➕
    EDWARDS, James Joseph appointed
    director
  21. 2013-04-17
    ➕
    WOOD, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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 13 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 James Joseph Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Woodceased 26/07/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2013-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Unit 18 Habergham Mill
Coal Clough Lane
Burnley
Lancashire
BB11 5BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EDWARDS, James Joseph→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-04-17
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Active
WOOD, John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-04-17 · resigned 2023-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-13