ADDFIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08866671 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-29
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-05
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-28
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    SMITH, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-20
    ➖
    CARR, Derek resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-20
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    LLOYD, Karen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  10. 2022-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-09-20
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-04
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-09-01
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    CARR, Derek appointed
    director
  17. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2016-11-29
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    LLOYD, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  22. 2016-11-29
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDFIELD LIMITED
  24. 2014-01-29
    ➕
    LLOYD, Steven Andrew 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Steven Andrew Lloyd
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2014-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

178 Allport Street
Cannock
Staffordshire
WS11 1JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LLOYD, Steven Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Derek→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2022-09-20
Resigned
LLOYD, Karen Elizabeth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2022-09-20
Resigned
SMITH, Andrew Peter→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-11-29 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-19