ALWAYS DELIVER LTD

💤Zombieactive
09340640 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-15
    COPELAND, Joseph appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-15
    CARTWRIGHT, Thomas Henry resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-15
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2025-01-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-01-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-01-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2016-10-31
    BURROWS, Scott James resigned
    director
  20. 2014-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALWAYS DELIVER LTD
  21. 2014-12-04
    BURROWS, Scott James appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-04
    CARTWRIGHT, Thomas Henry 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Copeland Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Copeland Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALWAYS DELIVER LTD
This company · 09340640

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Copeland Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/01/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Henry Cartwrightceased 28/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

Unit 1, The Counting House Sandy Lane
Ettiley Heath
Sandbach
CW11 3NG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

COPELAND, Joseph
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-01-15
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Active
BURROWS, Scott James
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-04 · resigned 2016-10-31
Resigned
CARTWRIGHT, Thomas Henry
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-04 · resigned 2025-01-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29