A & P CARPENTRY CONTRACTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05718484 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-22

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

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Joinery installation

Sector: Construction

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 58). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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
Average employees	400	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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2023-12-11
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accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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accounts · AA
2020-12-02
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accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts · AA
2018-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-23
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accounts · AA
2017-05-08
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officers · AP03
2017-04-26
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IRVING, Cheryl Ann appointed
secretary
2016-10-19
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accounts · AA
2016-03-11
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-11
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annual-return · AR01
2014-11-03
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officers · TM02
2014-10-14
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WOOD, Luke Andrew resigned
secretary
2014-07-29
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IRVING, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2014-07-29
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WOOD, Luke Andrew appointed
secretary
2011-02-28
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SMITH, Paul Kenneth resigned
director
2006-02-22
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Company incorporated
As A & P CARPENTRY CONTRACTORS LIMITED
2006-02-22
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IRVING, Andrew John appointed
director
2006-02-22
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IRVING, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2006-02-22
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-02-22
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-02-22
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SMITH, Paul Kenneth appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 John Irving Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/06/2016

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

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ALCEMA LTD→ 10063038 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

The Old Barn Avoncroft Farm

Offenham

Evesham

Worcestershire

WR11 8RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

IRVING, Cheryl Ann→

secretary · appointed 2017-04-26

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Active

IRVING, Andrew John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-02-22

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Active

IRVING, Andrew John→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2014-07-29

Resigned

WOOD, Luke Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2014-10-14

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2006-02-22

Resigned

SMITH, Paul Kenneth→

director · ~56y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2011-02-28

Resigned

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