A. GASKELL & SON (ROOFING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04891629 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-08
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£213.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £213,423

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£459k
Net Worth
£213k
Current Assets
£508k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£472.9k
Current assets£508.0k
Cash£458.9k
Debtors£49.1k
Net assets£213.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-18
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-09-18
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-19
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    GASKELL, Megan resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-05-19
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    GASKELL, Philip resigned
    director
  17. 2016-05-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2011-01-10
    ➖
    GASKELL, Lynne resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-01-10
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    GASKELL, Megan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A. GASKELL & SON (ROOFING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
  21. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    GASKELL, Lynne appointed
    director
  22. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    GASKELL, Lynne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-09-08
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    GASKELL, Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2003-09-08
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-09-08
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "GASKELL" — 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Gaskell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
Mrs Lynne Gaskell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Charter House
Stansfield Street
Nelson
BB9 9XY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

GASKELL, Lynne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GASKELL, Lynne→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2011-01-10
Resigned
GASKELL, Megan→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-10 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned
GASKELL, Philip→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-08 · resigned 2003-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11