ALDER SPECIALIST JOINERY LTD

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13952876 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -39% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,204
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 80% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£26k-£12k£752£14k£27k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-5.2k£-16.9k
Current assets£40.4k£40.4k
Cash£15.5k£25.4k
Debtors£23.4k£13.8k
Net assets£-5.2k£-25.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALDER SPECIALIST JOINERY LTD
  9. 2022-03-03
    BERRY, Madelaine Jane appointed
    secretary
  10. 2022-03-03
    BERRY, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-03
    📄
    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Paul Berry
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control03/03/2022
Mrs Madelaine Jane Berry
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Madelaine Jane Berryceased 02/12/2022· 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
Incorporated2022-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

34 Thornfield Road
Lockwood
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD4 5HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BERRY, Madelaine Jane
secretary · appointed 2022-03-03
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Active
BERRY, Anthony Paul
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-03-03
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-03