APPLIANCE MAINTENANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09366888 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (78/100)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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,358
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£26k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£100k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-26.4k | £-22.4k |
| Current assets | £100.3k | £117.7k |
| Net assets | £-26.4k | £-27.9k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-01➕WARMAN, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2020-08-01➖CHURCH, Janice Denise resigneddirector
- 2019-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31➕CHURCH, Janice Denise appointeddirector
- 2019-03-31➖WARMAN, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLIANCE MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 2014-12-24➕WARMAN, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Anthony Warman Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/08/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Janice Denise Churchceased 01/08/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Paul Anthony Warmanceased 31/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Registered office
26 Leathway
Ormesby
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR29 3QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WARMAN, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHURCH, Janice Denise→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2019-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-01
WARMAN, Paul Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-12-24 · resigned 2019-03-31
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-31