ATDPAINTWORKPROTECTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
12200062 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£-65.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £65,741

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£66k
Current Assets
£73k
Current Liabilities
-£66k-£38k-£10k£17k£45k£73kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Current assets£72.6k
Net assets£-65.7k
Average employees700

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-01-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ATDPAINTWORKPROTECTION LTD
  14. 2019-09-11
    HALL, Harrison James appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harrison James Hall
Individual · British · DOB 03/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Cedar Lodge York Road
Shiptonthorpe
York
YO43 3PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HALL, Harrison James
director · ~26y · appointed 2019-09-11
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-07