ADORE DESIGNS YORKSHIRE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12249778 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-08
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-02➖KHURSHID, Jaweria resigneddirector
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-06➕HUSSAIN, Faisal appointeddirector
- 2019-10-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ADORE DESIGNS YORKSHIRE LIMITED
- 2019-10-08➕KHURSHID, Jaweria appointeddirector
- 2019-10-08➖KHURSHID, Jaweria resigneddirector
- 2019-10-08➕KHURSHID, Jaweria appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Faisal Hussain Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/11/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jaweria Khurshidceased 01/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Jaweria Khurshidceased 08/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 ROPERGATE LTD→ 10955073 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 7THSKY TRADERS LTD→ 16367436 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBAS TRADE LTD→ 16410472 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABBASIA ENTERPRISES LTD→ 15439891 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE MGT LTD→ 13182751 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTELYWAKEY LTD→ 11654388 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AC BEDS LTD→ 16047647 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACAS ELECTRICAL (ONLINE) LTD→ 14567487 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADAAB.GIFTS LTD→ 15194559 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM CONVENIENCE STORE LTD→ 16780626 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADPSDISTRIBUTORS LTD→ 16173022 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADRIHUE LTD→ 16335303 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
Unit 4 Upper Livingstone Mills
Howard Street
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 6JH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Faisal→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KHURSHID, Jaweria→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-10-08 · resigned 2019-10-08
KHURSHID, Jaweria→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-10-08 · resigned 2025-09-02
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Recent filings (29 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03