A1 COMMUNITY WORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04710728 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2003-03-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-03-19
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PARK, Linda resigned
director
2026-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-02
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GORDON, Carol resigned
director
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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address · AD01
2022-03-25
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GORDON, Carol appointed
director
2022-03-25
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PARK, Linda appointed
director
2022-03-25
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officers · AP01
2022-03-25
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officers · AP01
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30
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accounts · AA
2019-04-05
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address · AD02
2017-08-10
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CRAGGS, Trish resigned
director
2015-06-01
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CRAGGS, Trish appointed
director
2015-06-01
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ELMS, John resigned
director
2014-06-30
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BEARNEY, Julie resigned
director
2014-06-30
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ELMS, John appointed
director
2012-09-01
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BEARNEY, Julie appointed
director
2012-04-02
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JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2011-12-23
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STECKLES, Melva Jean resigned
director
2011-07-12
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BRANCH, Jane Elizabeth appointed
director
2006-02-17
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WOOD, Peter resigned
director
2004-12-14
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HEATON, Rose Quinn resigned
director
2004-09-01
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DAVIES, Paul John resigned
director
2004-07-01
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WOOD, Peter appointed
director
2003-03-25
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Company incorporated
As A1 COMMUNITY WORKS LIMITED
2003-03-25
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COOK, Tanya appointed
secretary
2003-03-25
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COOK, Tanya appointed
director
2003-03-25
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JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-03-25
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DAVIES, Paul John appointed
director
2003-03-25
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HEATON, Rose Quinn appointed
director
2003-03-25
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STECKLES, Melva Jean appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GORDON, Carol resigned 2026-01-02; PARK, Linda resigned 2026-03-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Tanya Cook Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/03/2017
Miss Jane Elizabeth Branch Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	25/03/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Trish Craggsceased 01/07/2017· 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2003-03-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Office

Woodfield House

Horby Park

Bedale

DL8 1NN

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

COOK, Tanya→

secretary · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

BRANCH, Jane Elizabeth→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-07-12

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Active

COOK, Tanya→

director · ~70y · appointed 2003-03-25

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Active

JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2012-04-02

Resigned

BEARNEY, Julie→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-09-01 · resigned 2014-06-30

Resigned

CRAGGS, Trish→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2017-08-10

Resigned

DAVIES, Paul John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2004-09-01

Resigned

ELMS, John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2015-06-01

Resigned

GORDON, Carol→

director · ~64y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2026-01-02

Resigned

HEATON, Rose Quinn→

director · ~89y · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2004-12-14

Resigned

PARK, Linda→

director · ~78y · appointed 2022-03-25 · resigned 2026-03-19

Resigned

STECKLES, Melva Jean→

director · ~84y · appointed 2003-03-25 · resigned 2011-12-23

Resigned

WOOD, Peter→

director · ~81y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2006-02-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-04-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-12

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-11

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-02-11

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-11-22

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-06