AA LASERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05120399 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-06

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£77.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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, 2 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

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £77,482

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,051 YoY

Cash YoY

+17%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£8k

↑ 17% YoY

Net Worth

£77k

↓ 5.0% YoY

Current Assets

£84k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£77.5k	£86.6k
Current assets	£84.3k	£93.8k
Cash	£7.9k	£6.8k
Debtors	£75.9k	£86.5k
Net assets	£77.5k	£81.5k

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

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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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

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2022-02-23
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2021-03-02
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2018-02-26
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2015-05-22
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2015-05-06
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LEADER, Annette resigned
secretary
2015-05-06
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LEADER, Annette resigned
director
2004-05-06
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Company incorporated
As AA LASERS LIMITED
2004-05-06
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JACKSON, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2004-05-06
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LEADER, Annette appointed
secretary
2004-05-06
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-06
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2004-05-06
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LEADER, Annette appointed
director
2004-05-06
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2004-05-06
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — 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 69. 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 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Peter Jackson Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-05-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Prestige Accounting Limited

The Finance Centre

34a Southgate Sleaford

Lincolnshire

NG34 7RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-20

Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

JACKSON, Andrew Peter→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-05-06

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Active

LEADER, Annette→

secretary · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2015-05-06

Resigned

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2004-05-06

Resigned

LEADER, Annette→

director · ~68y · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2015-05-06

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2004-05-06

Resigned

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