LISTER DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEERS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC238904 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-30
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
- 95220Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £7,148
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.1k | £4.2k |
| Current assets | £35.6k | £31.8k |
| Net assets | £7.1k | £4.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-06-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-02📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2007-11-30➕LISTER, Laura Lee Moncrieff appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-30➖LISTER, Kenneth Grant resignedsecretary
- 2007-05-12➖LISTER, Kenneth John resigneddirector
- 2003-04-06➕LISTER, Kenneth Grant appointeddirector
- 2002-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs LISTER DOMESTIC APPLIANCE ENGINEERS LTD.
- 2002-10-30➕LISTER, Kenneth Grant appointedsecretary
- 2002-10-30➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-30➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-10-30➕LISTER, Kenneth John appointeddirector
- 2002-10-30➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-10-30➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LISTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenny Grant Lister Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Iris Margaret Listerceased 17/06/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
3 Anderson Avenue
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB24 4LR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
LISTER, Laura Lee Moncrieff→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LISTER, Kenneth Grant→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2003-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LISTER, Kenneth Grant→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2002-10-30
LISTER, Kenneth John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2007-05-12
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-30 · resigned 2002-10-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30