ADC DECOR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC696693 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £2,813
Cash YoY
+141%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£650
↑ 141% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£3k-£2k-£1k-£735-£43£650Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-2.8k£-2.5k
Current assets£270
Cash£650£270
Net assets£-2.8k£-2.5k

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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADC DECOR LTD
  9. 2021-04-23
    RAESIDE, Natalie appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Miss Natalie Raeside
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

16 Nursery Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 1RQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAESIDE, Natalie
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-04-23
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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-23