A 1 RADON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04022821 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,582

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£86kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£88.8k£78.5k
Current assets£66.1k£55.2k
Net assets£85.6k£76.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
    WALKER, Zoe Annabel resigned
    secretary
  2. 2025-09-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-30
    TURNER, Darren Robert resigned
    director
  12. 2018-08-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-08-10
    TURNER, Darren Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2016-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2000-06-30
    WALKER, Martin John appointed
    director
  20. 2000-06-30
    WALKER, Zoe Annabel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A 1 RADON LIMITED
  22. 2000-06-28
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-06-28
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-06-28
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-06-28
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin John Walker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
75100%
75-100% shares28/06/2016

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
Incorporated2000-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Nuneaton Road
Fillongley
Coventry
CV7 8EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WALKER, Martin John
director · ~49y · appointed 2000-06-30
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Active
WALKER, Zoe Annabel
secretary · appointed 2000-06-30 · resigned 2025-09-22
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-28 · resigned 2000-06-28
Resigned
TURNER, Darren Robert
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-08-10 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-28 · resigned 2000-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-10-04