AAA SERVICES (ESSEX) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05447844 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-10
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
£-32.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
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 (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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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 £32,346
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£32k-£25k-£18k-£10k-£3k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-32.3k£-31.8k
Current assets—£4.1k
Cash£3.9k£4.1k
Net assets£-32.3k£-31.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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  4. 2023-02-01
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-05-12
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-01
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    DAVEY, James Water resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-02-25
    ➖
    DAVEY, Gillian Anne resigned
    director
  19. 2005-06-23
    ➕
    DAVEY, John Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA SERVICES (ESSEX) LIMITED
  21. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    DAVEY, James Water appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    DAVEY, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Mark Davey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

1053 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 3JP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

DAVEY, John Mark→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVEY, James Water→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned
DAVEY, Gillian Anne→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2008-02-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-28