A. DEE ROOFING LTD

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14327243 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-31
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,423
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£14k£21k£27k£34kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£18.4k£11.2k
Current assets£34.2k
Cash£19.8k£34.2k
Net assets£18.4k£11.2k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  5. 2023-09-11
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2023-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. DEE ROOFING LTD
  8. 2022-08-31
    DEE, Adam appointed
    director
  9. 2022-08-31
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Dee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

12 Wake Green Road
Tipton
DY4 0AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DEE, Adam
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-31
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2023-09-11
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-31