A. HARRIS CONTRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04363174 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-30
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£192.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 £192,196

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£192k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£38k£77k£115k£154k£192kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£208.6k£149.7k
Current assets£145.8k£126.8k
Cash—£75.4k
Debtors—£51.5k
Net assets£192.2k£126.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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  2. 2024-10-30
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  3. 2024-10-10
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-10-09
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    HARRIS, Christine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-10-18
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-09
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    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-22
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  9. 2020-11-11
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  10. 2019-10-31
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  11. 2018-10-30
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  12. 2017-10-23
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  13. 2016-10-27
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  14. 2016-02-03
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  15. 2015-10-28
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  16. 2015-02-26
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  17. 2002-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A. HARRIS CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  18. 2002-01-30
    ➕
    HARRIS, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2002-01-30
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-01-30
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-01-30
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    HARRIS, Christine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-01-30
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2002-01-30
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    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 "HARRIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 24 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 Andrew Harris
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

The Smithy Fisherwick Park Farm
Fisherwick Road
Lichfield
WS13 8PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HARRIS, Andrew Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-30 · resigned 2002-01-30
Resigned
HARRIS, Christine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-30 · resigned 2024-10-09
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-01-30 · resigned 2002-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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officers · TM02
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
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address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31