A CHARLTON BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04474659 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-01
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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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
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees500-500

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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2003-09-15
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    CHARLTON, Edith Dawn appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-09-15
    ➕
    CHARLTON, Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2003-09-15
    ➖
    MULLEN, Neil resigned
    secretary
  19. 2003-09-15
    ➖
    SCOTT, Kenneth resigned
    director
  20. 2003-04-15
    ➖
    DAWSON, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2003-04-15
    ➕
    MULLEN, Neil appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-04-15
    ➖
    DAWSON, Nicola Joanne resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-15
    ➕
    SCOTT, Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A CHARLTON BUILDERS LIMITED
  25. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DAWSON, Michael John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-07-01
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DAWSON, Nicola Joanne appointed
    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 "CHARLTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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 23 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Charlton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017
Mr Alan Charlton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

31 Mere Knolls Road
Sunderland
SR6 9LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CHARLTON, Edith Dawn→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, Alan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
MULLEN, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
DAWSON, Nicola Joanne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
SCOTT, Kenneth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-23