ALBERT ROGER DIGITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10197463 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-24
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2024-11-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: White Oak No.6 Limited
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-07-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2020-07-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2020-05-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-05-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
  21. 2016-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBERT ROGER DIGITAL LIMITED
  22. 2016-05-24
    ROGER JARA, Joan Albert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 61. 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.)

Group structure

Albert Roger Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Corporate parent
ALBERT ROGER DIGITAL LIMITED
This company · 10197463

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Albert Roger Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence06/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joan Albert Roger Jaraceased 06/06/2023· significant influence · firm interest

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

22 St. John Street
Newport Pagnell
MK16 8HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ROGER JARA, Joan Albert
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-24
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
White Oak No.6 / Ldf Finance No.3
White Oak No.6 Limited / Ldf Finance No.3 Limited
A registered charge15/11/2024
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/07/2020
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge18/11/2016
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23