A1 ROOFSPEC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06075365 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£10.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,567
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 280% YoY
Current Assets
£104k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£63k£83k£104kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£10.6k£2.8k
Current assets£104.2k£82.0k
Cash£61.9k£68.8k
Debtors£42.3k£13.3k
Net assets£10.6k£2.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2007-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 ROOFSPEC LIMITED
  16. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    GRINSELL, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    GRINSELL, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Grinsell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/02/2021
Mr Paul Anthony Grinsell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

1 Church Croft Gardens
Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 2HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRINSELL, Karen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRINSELL, Paul Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-10-07