A & A BUILDING MAINTENANCE (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05881177 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£9.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,257
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,252 YoY
Cash YoY
+148%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£106k
↑ 148% YoY
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£168k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£67k£101k£135k£168kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£65.6k£47.1k
Current assets£168.2k£134.0k
Cash£105.6k£42.5k
Debtors£62.6k£91.4k
Net assets£9.3k£19.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-02
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-07-02
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2006-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A & A BUILDING MAINTENANCE (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    VINEY, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    BARRETT, Adam Paul appointed
    director
  22. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    VINEY, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2006-07-19
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-07-19
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2006-07-19
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    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2006-07-19
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • 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

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 Adam Paul Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2016
Mr Andrew Viney
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/07/2016

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
Incorporated2006-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor Offices Friars Cottage
Market Square
Princes Risborough
Bucks
HP27 0AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

VINEY, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, Adam Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VINEY, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2006-07-19
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-19 · resigned 2006-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05