A1 CONSTRUCTION (READING) LTD

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04898139 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-14
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-52.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £52,700
Cash YoY
+17405%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 17405% YoY
Net Worth
-£53k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£53k-£39k-£25k-£10k£4k£18kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-27.7k£-16.0k
Current assets£7.7k£17.7k
Cash£7.7k£44
Debtors—£17.6k
Net assets£-52.7k£-45.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-09-22
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  4. 2022-11-26
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2019-11-20
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  8. 2018-12-18
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  9. 2017-12-20
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  10. 2016-12-09
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  11. 2015-12-17
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  12. 2015-10-09
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  13. 2014-12-23
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  14. 2014-09-27
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  15. 2013-12-18
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    address · AD01
  16. 2004-04-09
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    BARKER, Sally appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 CONSTRUCTION (READING) LTD
  18. 2003-09-14
    ➕
    BARKER, Glenn appointed
    director
  19. 2003-09-14
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    BARKER, Sally appointed
    director
  20. 2003-09-14
    ➕
    ARCHER, Sidney Eric appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-09-14
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    ARCHER, Sidney Eric resigned
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

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 Glenn Barker
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence01/09/2016
Mrs Sally Barker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

8 Rushmoor Gardens
Calcot
Reading
RG31 7AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BARKER, Sally→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-09
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Active
BARKER, Glenn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-09-14
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Active
BARKER, Sally→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARCHER, Sidney Eric→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-14 · resigned 2003-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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2025-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
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2024-12-20
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2024-09-17
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accounts · AA
2023-09-22
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2023-09-20
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2022-11-26
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2022-09-15
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2021-12-20
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2021-09-15
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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2020-09-18
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accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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2019-09-24
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18