A-LIST FINISHING LTD
💤Zombieactive
05839033 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-06
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,695
Cash YoY
+43%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£81k
↑ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£112k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.0k | £8.8k |
| Current assets | £112.2k | £86.3k |
| Cash | £81.4k | £57.0k |
| Debtors | £12.7k | £11.9k |
| Net assets | £4.7k | £4.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-19➖BRIGHTON, Trevor Robert resignedsecretary
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-05-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2006-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs A-LIST FINISHING LTD
- 2006-06-06➕BRIGHTON, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2006-06-06➕BRIGHTON, Trevor Robert appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-06➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-06➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-06-06➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-06-06➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
S Brighton Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
S Brighton Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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A-LIST FINISHING LTD
This company · 05839033
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S Brighton Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/04/2023 |
Mr Stephen Brighton Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 6-7 Jupiter Road
Norwich
Norfolk
NR6 6SU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
BRIGHTON, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2006-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIGHTON, Trevor Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2022-06-19
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2006-06-06
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-06 · resigned 2006-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 08/07/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-30