AUTOMATIC DOOR COMPONENTS LTD

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SC320660 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10
↑ 103% YoY
Current Assets
£10
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£347-£2£343£687£1k£1kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£10£-347
Current assets£10£1.4k
Net assets£10£-347

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2020-05-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-05
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2009-05-21
    ➖
    MCKENNA, James resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-05-21
    ➖
    MCKENNA, James resigned
    director
  18. 2008-02-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
  19. 2007-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AUTOMATIC DOOR COMPONENTS LTD
  20. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    CUMMINS, Robert James appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    MCKENNA, James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-10
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    MCKENNA, James appointed
    director
  25. 2007-04-10
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-04-10
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert James Cummins
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27110 — SIC 27110

Registered office

58 Kirkinner Road
Mount Vernon
Glasgow
G32 9NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CUMMINS, Robert James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENNA, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2009-05-21
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-04-10
Resigned
MCKENNA, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2009-05-21
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-10 · resigned 2007-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Cattles Invoice Finance
Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property14/02/200829/05/2020

Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31