A CARSON BRICKWORK CONTRACTOR LTD

💤Zombieactive

04520019 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-28

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	—	£19.8k
Current assets	—	£24.0k
Net assets	—	£11.2k
Average employees	100	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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gazette · DISS40
2025-11-18
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
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accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-21
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accounts · AA
2020-05-21
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capital · SH01
2019-05-31
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accounts · AA
2018-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-05-31
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accounts · AA
2016-05-31
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accounts · AA
2015-09-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-29
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accounts · AA
2002-08-30
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CARSON, Ruth appointed
secretary
2002-08-30
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CARSON, Allen appointed
director
2002-08-30
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FAIRFIELD FORMATIONS LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-08-30
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PC WORLD LTD resigned
corporate-director
2002-08-28
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Company incorporated
As A CARSON BRICKWORK CONTRACTOR LTD
2002-08-28
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FAIRFIELD FORMATIONS LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-08-28
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PC WORLD LTD appointed
corporate-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 "CARSON" — 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Allen Carson Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated2002-08-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2a Richmond Road

Birkdale

Southport

Merseyside

PR8 4SB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CARSON, Ruth→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

CARSON, Allen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

FAIRFIELD FORMATIONS LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

PC WORLD LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2002-08-28 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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gazette · DISS40

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-01

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-11-18