ADSTOCK BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09799314 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-29
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-13.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £13,069
Cash YoY
+23%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 23% YoY
Net Worth
-£13k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£42k-£14k£14k£41k£69k£97kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-10.2k£-36.7k
Current assets£72.1k£97.0k
Cash£4.3k£3.5k
Debtors£47.8k£65.0k
Net assets£-13.1k£-42.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-12
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-10-04
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    CLARK, Daniel James Anthony resigned
    director
  10. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-05
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2018-08-07
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-08-01
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    CLARK, Daniel James Anthony appointed
    director
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-05-16
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    accounts · AA01
  17. 2015-11-13
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2015-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADSTOCK BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2015-09-29
    ➕
    TOMBLIN, Daniel John appointed
    director
  20. 2015-09-29
    ➕
    WING, Clifford Donald appointed
    director
  21. 2015-09-29
    ➖
    WING, Clifford Donald resigned
    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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Daniel John Tomblin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

14 Fosters Lane Bradwell
Milton Keynes
MK13 9HD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TOMBLIN, Daniel John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-29
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Active
CLARK, Daniel James Anthony→
director · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2019-10-04
Resigned
WING, Clifford Donald→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2015-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-05