ALAN TODD & SON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05062102 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
  • 43320Joinery installation
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-21
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  9. 2021-03-18
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  10. 2019-12-19
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2017-12-22
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  13. 2016-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-06-20
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    TODD, Alan Francis resigned
    director
  17. 2004-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN TODD & SON LIMITED
  18. 2004-03-03
    ➕
    EASTERBROOK EATON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2004-03-03
    ➕
    TODD, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-03
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-03-03
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-03-03
    ➕
    TODD, Alan Francis appointed
    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 "TODD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Richard Todd
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2004-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Betjeman Drive
Exmouth
Devon
EX8 5ST
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EASTERBROOK EATON LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TODD, Anthony Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2004-03-03
Resigned
TODD, Alan Francis→
director · ~96y · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2010-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-18