A1 BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04685723 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-04
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees400400

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-02-13
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    LOVATT, Kate Victoria appointed
    director
  9. 2022-11-24
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    LOVATT, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2003-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED
  20. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    LOVATT, Karen Teresa appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    LOVATT, Karen Teresa appointed
    director
  22. 2003-03-04
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-03-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    LOVATT, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2003-03-04
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-03-04
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LOVATT, Kate Victoria (same surname) appointed 2023-02-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Teresa Lovatt
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Kate Victoria Lovattceased 22/04/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

Bridgefield House, 126 Weeland
Road, Knottingley
West Yorkshire
WF11 8DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-04

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LOVATT, Karen Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVATT, Karen Teresa→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-03-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVATT, Kate Victoria→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned
LOVATT, Mark Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2022-11-24
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-04 · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-31