A1 SURFACING LTD

🌳Matureactive
05781043 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24440
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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  2. 2024-07-15
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  3. 2024-05-16
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  4. 2024-05-16
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-05-03
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    WILKINS, Natalie Jean appointed
    director
  6. 2024-05-03
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    WILKINS, Natalie Jean resigned
    secretary
  7. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2021-12-14
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  10. 2020-11-13
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  11. 2019-10-30
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  12. 2018-11-06
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  13. 2017-10-09
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  14. 2016-10-06
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  15. 2016-04-11
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  16. 2015-07-15
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  17. 2015-04-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2007-08-03
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    WILKINS, Brenda Ann resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-08-03
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    WILKINS, Natalie Jean appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 SURFACING LTD
  21. 2006-04-13
    ➕
    WILKINS, Elliott appointed
    director
  22. 2006-04-13
    ➕
    WILKINS, Brenda Ann appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-04-13
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    AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-04-13
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    AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-04-13
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    MCMANNERS, Thomas William appointed
    director
  26. 2006-04-13
    ➖
    MCMANNERS, Thomas William resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Elliott Wilkins
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Natalie Jean Wilkins
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC24440 — SIC 24440

Registered office

243 Charlton Road
Charlton Village
Shepperton
Middlesex
TW17 0SH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WILKINS, Elliott→
director · ~42y · appointed 2006-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINS, Natalie Jean→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINS, Brenda Ann→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2007-08-03
Resigned
WILKINS, Natalie Jean→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-03 · resigned 2024-05-03
Resigned
AOK SERVICE CENTRE LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2006-04-13
Resigned
MCMANNERS, Thomas William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2006-04-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
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accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-16
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officers · AP01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06