A K ROOFING & GUTTERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04959941 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-11
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 May 2025
Net worth
£55.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 £55,485
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£82k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£55k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£33k£49k£66k£82kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Cash£82.4k£43.3k
Net assets£55.5k£45.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-21
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    capital · SH10
  10. 2020-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-28
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    capital · SH10
  12. 2019-08-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-08-28
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  14. 2019-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-07-01
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    LAW, Daiman John appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2003-11-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A K ROOFING & GUTTERING LIMITED
  20. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    LAW, Julie Violet appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    LAW, John Malcomb appointed
    director
  22. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    LAW, Julie Violet appointed
    director
  23. 2003-11-11
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-11-11
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 John Malcomb Law
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Julie Violet Law
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Wey Court West, Union Road
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7PT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

LAW, Julie Violet→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Daiman John→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-07-01
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Active
LAW, John Malcomb→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-11-11
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Active
LAW, Julie Violet→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-11 · resigned 2003-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2020-02-21