A B COLLINS BRICKWORK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05608638 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-01
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-98.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £98,414

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£98k
↓ 184% YoY
Current Assets
£164k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£98k-£27k£44k£115k£187k£258kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-87.2k£-13.1k
Current assets£164.3k£257.8k
Net assets£-98.4k£-34.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2023-11-08
    ➖
    LYON, Susan resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-11-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-08-02
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    COLLINS, Chris Carl appointed
    director
  21. 2017-12-01
    ➖
    COLLINS, Susan resigned
    director
  22. 2017-11-10
    ➕
    COLLINS, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-16
    ➖
    COLLINS, Andrew Barry resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A B COLLINS BRICKWORK LIMITED
  25. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    LYON, Susan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    COLLINS, Andrew Barry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "COLLINS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chris Carl Collins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Susan Collinsceased 01/12/2017· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Andrew Barry Collinsceased 16/02/2017· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2005-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

12 Park Lane
Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire
RG31 5DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COLLINS, Chris Carl→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYON, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2023-11-08
Resigned
COLLINS, Andrew Barry→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2017-02-16
Resigned
COLLINS, Susan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-10 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01