A.1. KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02599304 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-08
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
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £2,174
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,166 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.2k£9.3k
Current assets£28.3k£30.2k
Net assets£2.2k£9.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-04-20
    ➕
    SLATER, Wendie appointed
    director
  6. 2026-04-15
    ➖
    SLATER, Bryan Cecil resigned
    director
  7. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 1991-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.1. KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS LIMITED
  19. 1991-04-08
    ➕
    SLATER, Wendie appointed
    secretary
  20. 1991-04-08
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1991-04-08
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1991-04-08
    ➕
    SLATER, Bryan Cecil appointed
    director
  23. 1991-04-08
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1991-04-08
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Wendie Slater
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bryan Slaterceased 15/04/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated1991-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

569 Valley Road
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 1JG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SLATER, Wendie→
secretary · appointed 1991-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLATER, Wendie→
director · ~82y · appointed 2026-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-04-08 · resigned 1991-04-08
Resigned
SLATER, Bryan Cecil→
director · ~83y · appointed 1991-04-08 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-04-08 · resigned 1991-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08