CLOVER CABINET MAKERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13865710 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£290
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £290
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,571 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£290
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 658% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£6.6k£13.7k
Current assets£27.0k£3.6k
Net assets£290£2.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-04-01
    BARROW, Victoria Jayne appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLOVER CABINET MAKERS LTD
  10. 2022-01-22
    BARROW, Stephen John appointed
    director
  11. 2022-01-22
    📄
    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 Stephen John Barrow
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control22/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020

Registered office

C/O Dorset Accountancy Limited Unit 2.11, City & Provincial House
Surrey Close
Weymouth
Select
DT4 9GD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARROW, Victoria Jayne
secretary · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
BARROW, Stephen John
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-01-22
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-22