AOC DRY LINING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12028384 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,490

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 298% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£4k-£2k£605£3k£5kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-992£-6.0k
Current assets£5.0k£1.3k
Net assets£-1.5k£-6.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-09-06
    ➖
    MAIDMENT, Leigh resigned
    director
  17. 2019-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AOC DRY LINING LIMITED
  18. 2019-06-03
    ➕
    COLES, Adam appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-03
    ➕
    MAIDMENT, Leigh appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Coles
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Leigh Maidmentceased 06/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2019-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

29 Laurel Avenue
Bideford
EX39 3AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COLES, Adam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-06-03
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Active
MAIDMENT, Leigh→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2019-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09