A-NDT INSPECTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC508203 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£64
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 £64
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,540 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£64
↓ 96% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£35k£47k£59kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£52.2k£89.4k
Current assets£34.9k£58.8k
Net assets£64£1.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A-NDT INSPECTIONS LIMITED
  15. 2015-06-11
    SWEENIE, David appointed
    secretary
  16. 2015-06-11
    SWEENIE, David John appointed
    director
  17. 2015-06-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 David John Sweenie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
sig. influencesignificant influence20/07/2017

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
Incorporated2015-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

38 Juniper Avenue
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 9JS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SWEENIE, David
secretary · appointed 2015-06-11
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Active
SWEENIE, David John
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-06-11
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-13