A B ROGERS & SON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03298627 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£75.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £75,817
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£67k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£76k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↓ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£69k£87kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£78.6k£71.4k
Current assets£84.0k£86.5k
Cash£66.8k£75.3k
Debtors£17.2k£11.2k
Net assets£75.8k£67.7k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-01-01
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    DAVIES, Sharon Myfanwy appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-01-01
    ➖
    ROGERS, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  19. 1998-01-02
    ➕
    ROGERS, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  20. 1997-09-26
    ➖
    LOCKE, Stella resigned
    director
  21. 1997-09-24
    ➖
    LOCKE, Stella resigned
    secretary
  22. 1997-01-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A B ROGERS & SON LIMITED
  23. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    ROGERS, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    LOCKE, Stella appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-01-02
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    LOCKE, Stella appointed
    director
  28. 1997-01-02
    ➕
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-01-02
    ➖
    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROGERS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Sharon Myfanwy Davies
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

Bank Farm
Llawhaden
Narberth
Pembrokeshire
SA67 8HL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DAVIES, Sharon Myfanwy→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, Stephen→
director · ~54y · appointed 1997-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCKE, Stella→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 1997-09-24
Resigned
ROGERS, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-02 · resigned 2001-01-01
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 1997-01-02
Resigned
LOCKE, Stella→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 1997-09-26
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-02 · resigned 1997-01-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-17