A J DOYLE BUILDING SERVICES LTD

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04272068 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,113
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,462 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k-£21£4k£8k£12k£16kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-4.1k£16.3k
Current assets£2.8k—
Net assets£-4.1k£16.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-10-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-07-07
    ➖
    BLOXHAM, Mark resigned
    director
  13. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-11-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2002-12-02
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    BLOXHAM, Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2001-08-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A J DOYLE BUILDING SERVICES LTD
  21. 2001-08-16
    ➕
    DOYLE, Laura Catherine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-08-16
    ➕
    DOYLE, Anthony Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2001-08-16
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-08-16
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2001-08-16
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-08-16
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR 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 "DOYLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Anthony Joseph Doyle
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/08/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

50 Church Road
Rayleigh
SS6 8PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-29
Last: 2026-07-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DOYLE, Laura Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOYLE, Anthony Joseph→
director · ~65y · appointed 2001-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2001-08-16
Resigned
BLOXHAM, Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-12-02 · resigned 2021-07-07
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-16 · resigned 2001-08-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-07-29