A. HEWITT & SONS BUILDERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04651700 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-697
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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 (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 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
57 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 £697
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£697
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-697 |
| Current assets | £8.6k |
| Net assets | £-697 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-01-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A. HEWITT & SONS BUILDERS LIMITED
- 2003-01-29➕HEWITT, Joanne Denise appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-29➕HEWITT, Antony, Director appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "HEWITT" — 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 23 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Director Antony Hewitt Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/06/2016 |
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
Incorporated2003-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
101 Allestree Close
Derby
DE24 8SX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEWITT, Joanne Denise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-01-29
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HEWITT, Antony, Director→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-29
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Recent filings (57 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-11