A1 GLASS (MEDWAY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03679529 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-07

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

£582

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Glazing

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £582

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£582

↑ 118% YoY

Current Assets

£52k

↓ 5.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£5.6k	£8.6k
Current assets	£52.1k	£54.8k
Net assets	£582	£267

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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2025-05-20
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2024-04-26
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2023-05-05
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2022-04-25
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2021-07-08
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2020-04-23
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2019-05-20
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2018-10-29
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2017-04-05
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2016-04-22
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2015-12-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-17
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accounts · AA
2015-07-13
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officers · CH01
2014-12-12
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annual-return · AR01
2012-11-28
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HARRIES, Amanda Jane resigned
secretary
2002-01-23
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HARRIES, Alan David appointed
director
2002-01-23
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HARRIES, Amanda Jane appointed
secretary
2002-01-23
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SMITH, Gay Jannette resigned
secretary
2002-01-23
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SMITH, Douglas John resigned
director
1998-12-07
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Company incorporated
As A1 GLASS (MEDWAY) LIMITED
1998-12-07
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SMITH, Gay Jannette appointed
secretary
1998-12-07
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HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-12-07
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HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-12-07
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SMITH, Douglas John appointed
director
1998-12-07
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HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-12-07
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HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan David Harries Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1998-12-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

2 Morgan Road

Strood

Rochester

Kent

ME2 3LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HARRIES, Alan David→

director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-23

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Active

HARRIES, Amanda Jane→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-23 · resigned 2012-11-28

Resigned

SMITH, Gay Jannette→

secretary · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2002-01-23

Resigned

HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 1998-12-07

Resigned

SMITH, Douglas John→

director · ~63y · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 2002-01-23

Resigned

HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-07 · resigned 1998-12-07

Resigned

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