ADVANCE BUILDING DESIGNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08886059 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-100.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £100,523

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£101k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 9.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£102k-£78k-£55k-£32k-£9k£15kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-70.5k£-71.8k
Current assets£14.7k£13.5k
Net assets£-100.5k£-101.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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    OWEN, Tracy Eleanor resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-11-30
    ➖
    COX, Trevor Graham Lloyd resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-24
    ➕
    OWEN, Tracy Eleanor appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-02-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-24
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    officers · AP03
  18. 2015-07-02
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    accounts · AA01
  19. 2014-02-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCE BUILDING DESIGNS LIMITED
  20. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    OWEN, Stuart Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-11
    ➕
    COX, Trevor Graham Lloyd 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 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

9 Broad Street
Newtown
Powys
SY16 2LU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

OWEN, Stuart Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OWEN, Tracy Eleanor→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2024-01-18
Resigned
COX, Trevor Graham Lloyd→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-02-11 · resigned 2021-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18