A10 GLASS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05422666 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-12

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Glazing

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-13
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2024-12-17
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accounts · AA
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-24
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accounts · AA
2020-03-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-12-24
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accounts · AA01
2019-04-16
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accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-12-28
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accounts · AA01
2018-06-26
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accounts · AA
2018-03-24
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accounts · AA01
2018-01-10
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officers · CH01
2017-12-24
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accounts · AA01
2016-07-01
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NICOLAOU, Stavros appointed
secretary
2016-07-01
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NICOLAOU, Stavros appointed
director
2016-07-01
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PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla resigned
secretary
2016-07-01
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PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla resigned
director
2014-10-22
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PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla appointed
director
2014-10-22
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PAPADOPOULOS, Miltiades resigned
director
2008-08-28
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NICOLAOU, Michael resigned
director
2005-04-12
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Company incorporated
As A10 GLASS LIMITED
2005-04-12
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PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla appointed
secretary
2005-04-12
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NICOLAOU, Michael appointed
director
2005-04-12
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PAPADOPOULOS, Miltiades appointed
director

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Stavros Nicolaou Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-04-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

158 Percival Road

Enfield

Middlesex

EN1 1QU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

NICOLAOU, Stavros→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-01

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Active

NICOLAOU, Stavros→

director · ~45y · appointed 2016-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2016-07-01

Resigned

NICOLAOU, Michael→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2008-08-28

Resigned

PAPADOPOULOS, Androulla→

director · ~75y · appointed 2014-10-22 · resigned 2016-07-01

Resigned

PAPADOPOULOS, Miltiades→

director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2014-10-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-04-01

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2021-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-04-24

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2020-03-24