ADVANCED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC210902 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-36.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £36,436
Cash YoY
-16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 16% YoY
Net Worth
-£36k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£38k-£27k-£17k-£6k£4k£14kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Cash£12.2k£14.5k
Net assets£-36.4k£-37.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2024-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-12-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-08-09
    DOHERTY, James appointed
    director
  13. 2024-08-09
    MCFADDEN, Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2024-08-09
    SCOTT, Phil resigned
    director
  15. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-09-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2010-05-25
    BANKS, Gordon resigned
    director
  24. 2010-05-25
    CURRIE, Kerr resigned
    director
  25. 2010-05-25
    MCWHINNIE, Archie resigned
    director
  26. 2010-05-25
    MOFFAT, Stuart resigned
    director
  27. 2003-04-11
    MCKELLAR, Alistair resigned
    director
  28. 2003-04-11
    MOFFAT, Stuart appointed
    director
  29. 2001-01-11
    BANKS, Gordon appointed
    director
  30. 2001-01-11
    CURRIE, Kerr appointed
    director
  31. 2001-01-11
    MCKELLAR, Alistair appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-11
    MCWHINNIE, Archie appointed
    director
  33. 2001-01-11
    SCOTT, Phil appointed
    director
  34. 2001-01-11
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-01-11
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2000-09-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED DOMESTIC APPLIANCES LIMITED
  37. 2000-09-12
    SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2000-09-12
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2000-09-12
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Mark Mcfadden
Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting27/08/2024
Mr James Doherty
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Philip Scottceased 27/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2000-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

1 Hawthorn Avenue
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 7AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

SF SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-12
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Active
DOHERTY, James
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-08-09
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Active
MCFADDEN, Mark
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-08-09
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Active
BANKS, Gordon
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2010-05-25
Resigned
CURRIE, Kerr
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2010-05-25
Resigned
MCKELLAR, Alistair
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2003-04-11
Resigned
MCWHINNIE, Archie
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2010-05-25
Resigned
MOFFAT, Stuart
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2010-05-25
Resigned
SCOTT, Phil
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-01-11 · resigned 2024-08-09
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2001-01-11
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2001-01-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29