A.BLICK & SON LTD.

💤Zombieactive
03067428 · ltd · incorporated 1995-06-13
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£58.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £58,808
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,141 YoY
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£59k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£108kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£62.1k£83.3k
Current assets£79.9k£108.3k
Cash£46.1k£74.2k
Debtors£24.1k£25.1k
Net assets£58.8k£67.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-11-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-09
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-20
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-20
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-08-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-07-11
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-07-11
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-05
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    SAUNDERS, Lee appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-05
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    SAUNDERS, Gillian Joyce resigned
    director
  18. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-12-31
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    SAUNDERS, Leslie Douglas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2001-01-09
    ➖
    BLICK, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Leslie Douglas appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-01-09
    ➖
    BLICK, Lloyd resigned
    director
  23. 2001-01-09
    ➖
    BLICK, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2001-01-09
    ➕
    SAUNDERS, Gillian Joyce appointed
    director
  25. 1995-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A.BLICK & SON LTD.
  26. 1995-06-13
    ➕
    BLICK, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 1995-06-13
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1995-06-13
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1995-06-13
    ➕
    BLICK, Lloyd appointed
    director
  30. 1995-06-13
    ➕
    BLICK, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Lee Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control10/01/2018
Mrs Sarah Louise Saunders
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Gillian Joyce Saundersceased 05/04/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated1995-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Estate House
Evesham Street
Redditch
Worcs
B97 4HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SAUNDERS, Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLICK, Susan Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Leslie Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 1995-06-13
Resigned
BLICK, Lloyd→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
BLICK, Susan Elizabeth→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-06-13 · resigned 2001-01-09
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Gillian Joyce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-01-09 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03