3A ROOFING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04647843 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£154.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £154,023
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,498 YoY
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£196k
↑ 5.7% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↓ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£263k
↓ 3.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £226.9k | £216.2k |
| Current assets | £263.5k | £272.8k |
| Cash | £196.4k | £185.8k |
| Debtors | £22.0k | £25.0k |
| Net assets | £154.0k | £162.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-06📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-12-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-01➕NIGHTINGALE, Donna appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-01➖NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-01➖NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard resigneddirector
- 2017-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-11➕NIGHTINGALE, Simon Mark appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➕NIGHTINGALE, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-01-29➕NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-29➕NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard appointeddirector
- 2003-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 3A ROOFING LIMITED
- 2003-01-27➕RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-27➖RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-01-27➕RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2003-01-27➖RM NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Nightingale Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/01/2024 |
Mr Simon Mark Nightingale Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Nightingaleceased 05/01/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
The Laurels
Old London Road Copdock
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP8 3JF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
NIGHTINGALE, Donna→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIGHTINGALE, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2003-01-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIGHTINGALE, Simon Mark→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2012-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2017-12-01
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27
NIGHTINGALE, David Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2017-12-01
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2003-01-27 · resigned 2003-01-27
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Recent filings (67 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10