AH JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05925862 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-05
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£98.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £98,339
Very low cash
Cash position: £0
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£0
Net Worth
£98k
Current Assets
£244k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £204.1k |
| Current assets | £243.9k |
| Cash | £0 |
| Debtors | £171.1k |
| Net assets | £98.3k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07➖GREEN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2025-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-20➕GREEN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-01-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-09-10➖HAYWARD, Carol Christina resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AH JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2006-09-05➕HAYWARD, Alan Paul appointeddirector
- 2006-09-05➕HAYWARD, Carol Christina appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Paul Hayward Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Registered office
Unit 7a Javelin Way
Henwood Industrial Estate
Ashford
Kent
TN24 8DH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HAYWARD, Alan Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-05
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HAYWARD, Carol Christina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2018-09-10
GREEN, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2024-10-20 · resigned 2025-05-07
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-07