ADVANCED DECOR LTD
🌳Matureactive
08881366 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£214
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £214
Net assets shrinking
Down £210 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£214
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 146% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £214 | £424 |
| Current assets | £16.6k | £6.7k |
| Net assets | £214 | £424 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-24➕DOVER, Leah appointeddirector
- 2020-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-08➕DOVER, Leah appointedsecretary
- 2020-02-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED DECOR LTD
- 2014-02-07➕BRANFORD, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy Branford Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Leah Dover Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43341 — Painting
Registered office
31 Robinia Green
Southampton
SO16 8EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
BRANFORD, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-02-07
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-03