ADVANCED ECOBUILD SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04074928 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-20
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 81100SIC 81100
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-08-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Nationwide Finance Limited
  4. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-10-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2017-03-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2015-09-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
  20. 2014-10-07
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    MCCARTHY-HILL, Justin David resigned
    director
  21. 2014-04-29
    ➖
    WILLSON, Peter Robert resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-17
    ➕
    ROCHE, Martin Hugh appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-17
    ➖
    WOOD, Martin Bruce resigned
    secretary
  24. 2013-05-17
    ➖
    WOOD, Martin Bruce resigned
    director
  25. 2011-01-21
    ➖
    MURPHY, Darryl Mark resigned
    secretary
  26. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Martin Bruce appointed
    secretary
  27. 2011-01-21
    ➖
    MURPHY, Darryl Mark resigned
    director
  28. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    WOOD, Martin Bruce appointed
    director
  29. 2007-06-27
    ➖
    JEST, Robin Malcolm resigned
    director
  30. 2007-02-28
    ➖
    HILL, Justin David resigned
    secretary
  31. 2007-02-28
    ➕
    MURPHY, Darryl Mark appointed
    secretary
  32. 2007-02-01
    ➕
    MURPHY, Darryl Mark appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    WILSON, Deborah resigned
    director
  34. 2006-09-01
    ➕
    HILL, Justin David appointed
    secretary
  35. 2006-09-01
    ➖
    JEST, Robin Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  36. 2003-03-10
    ➖
    MCMULLEN, Graham John resigned
    director
  37. 2001-04-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2000-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED ECOBUILD SERVICES LIMITED
  39. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    JEST, Robin Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2000-09-20
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    JEST, Robin Malcolm appointed
    director
  43. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    MCCARTHY-HILL, Justin David appointed
    director
  44. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    MCMULLEN, Graham John appointed
    director
  45. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    WILLSON, Peter Robert appointed
    director
  46. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Deborah appointed
    director
  47. 2000-09-20
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 2000-09-20
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Hugh Roche
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The A+ Group Limitedceased 06/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated2000-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Little Lodge
95 Milford Road
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 8DN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

ROCHE, Martin Hugh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Justin David→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2007-02-28
Resigned
JEST, Robin Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
MURPHY, Darryl Mark→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-28 · resigned 2011-01-21
Resigned
WOOD, Martin Bruce→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-21 · resigned 2013-05-17
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-09-20
Resigned
JEST, Robin Malcolm→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2007-06-27
Resigned
MCCARTHY-HILL, Justin David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2014-10-07
Resigned
MCMULLEN, Graham John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2003-03-10
Resigned
MURPHY, Darryl Mark→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-02-01 · resigned 2011-01-21
Resigned
WILLSON, Peter Robert→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2014-04-29
Resigned
WILSON, Deborah→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
WOOD, Martin Bruce→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-01-21 · resigned 2013-05-17
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2000-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Nationwide Finance
Nationwide Finance Limited
A registered charge5 properties22/08/2025—
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
A registered charge—18/09/201506/03/2017
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/04/2001—
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Recent filings (114 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14