ADVANCED CLADDING INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03344609 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-03
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£312.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £312,891
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,254 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£313k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£319k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£68k£137k£205k£274k£342kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£315.3k£334.8k
Current assets£319.2k£342.0k
Net assets£312.9k£327.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-30
    ➖
    GREGORY, Derek resigned
    secretary
  17. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    GREGORY, Derek appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    GREGORY, Julie Denise resigned
    secretary
  19. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    GREGORY, Julie Denise resigned
    director
  20. 1997-04-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED CLADDING INSTALLATIONS LIMITED
  21. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    GREGORY, Philip appointed
    director
  22. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    GREGORY, Julie Denise appointed
    secretary
  23. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-04-03
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    GREGORY, Julie Denise appointed
    director
  26. 1997-04-03
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1997-04-03
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

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 Philip Gregory
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/04/2017

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
Incorporated1997-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Mansfield Business Centre
Ashfield Avenue
Mansfield
NG18 2AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

GREGORY, Philip→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREGORY, Derek→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2015-09-30
Resigned
GREGORY, Julie Denise→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1997-04-03
Resigned
GREGORY, Julie Denise→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-03 · resigned 1997-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22