ADR ALUMINIUM DOOR REPAIRS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08513029 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-01
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
£63.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,492

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
Net Worth
£63k
Current Assets
£31k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£25k£38k£51k£63kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£63.5k—
Current assets£30.6k—
Cash£14.3k—
Debtors£15.8k—
Net assets£63.5k—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
    ➕
    STEAD, Raymond Carl appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-27
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    STEAD, Ray resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-27
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-20
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  6. 2025-01-27
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  7. 2023-12-18
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  8. 2022-11-23
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  9. 2021-12-21
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  10. 2021-04-26
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  11. 2020-01-30
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  12. 2019-01-22
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  13. 2017-12-12
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  14. 2017-01-10
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  15. 2016-05-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADR ALUMINIUM DOOR REPAIRS LIMITED
  18. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    HILL, Allison Susan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    STEAD, Ray appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

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 Raymond Carl Stead
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

4 Haydon Close
Willerby
Hull
HU10 6AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HILL, Allison Susan→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
STEAD, Raymond Carl→
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-05-27
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Active
STEAD, Ray→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-05-01 · resigned 2026-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13