ADVANCED HOMEWARES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12011755 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-22
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£105.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46439
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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: high (81/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £104,952

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£105k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£184k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£37k£74k£110k£147k£184kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£105.0k£94.7k
Current assets£183.9k£115.0k
Net assets£105.0k£94.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-10-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-09-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2022-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-01-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-01-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2022-01-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2022-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-01-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED HOMEWARES LIMITED
  21. 2019-05-22
    LENNOX, James Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

Megan Hk Industry Co Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Megan Hk Industry Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
ADVANCED HOMEWARES LIMITED
This company · 12011755

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Megan Hk Industry Co Limited
Corporate entity
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting27/06/2022
Mr James Andrew Lennox
Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Megan Hk Industry Co., Limitedceased 06/01/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46439 — SIC 46439

Registered office

2 Commercial Street
Heckmondwike
WF16 9JN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LENNOX, James Andrew
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-22
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27