AZTEC LEADWORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03785807 · ltd · incorporated 1999-06-10
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 2026
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,586

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 99% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£21kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£18.6k£9.3k
Current assets£21.5k£18.3k
Net assets£18.6k£9.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-09
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  3. 2024-05-24
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  4. 2023-05-24
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  5. 2022-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-06-02
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  9. 2019-05-17
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  10. 2018-05-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-19
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-13
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  13. 2016-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-03-01
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    SMITH, Dianne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    SMITH, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-03-01
    ➖
    PARKER, Daniel John resigned
    director
  19. 2001-02-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Matthew James Ernest appointed
    director
  20. 2001-02-10
    ➖
    LOOMES, Bradley resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-02-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-06-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AZTEC LEADWORKS LIMITED
  23. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    LOOMES, Bradley appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    nominee-director
  27. 1999-06-10
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1999-06-10
    ➕
    PARKER, Daniel John appointed
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew James Ernest Smith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/06/2017

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
Incorporated1999-06-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

The Burrows
Ramoth Way
Perranporth
Cornwall
TR6 0BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SMITH, Dianne→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Matthew James Ernest→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOOMES, Bradley→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2001-02-10
Resigned
SMITH, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-10 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
nominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 1999-06-10
Resigned
PARKER, Daniel John→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-06-10 · resigned 2002-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-02