A PLUS ALUMINIUM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06180443 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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).

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-10-05
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    WARR, Steven Daniel resigned
    secretary
  13. 2015-10-05
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2015-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-09
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    address · AD01
  17. 2010-05-31
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    PALETHORPE, Jonathan Peter Montgrove resigned
    director
  18. 2007-10-16
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    WARR, Steven Daniel appointed
    director
  19. 2007-10-16
    ➕
    WARR, Steven Daniel appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-10-16
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    PALETHORPE, Jonathan Peter Montgrove appointed
    director
  21. 2007-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A PLUS ALUMINIUM LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-23
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-03-23
    ➖
    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-03-23
    ➕
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2007-03-23
    ➖
    QA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Daniel Warr
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Units 14-18 Moor Park Industrial Centre
Tolpits Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 9EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WARR, Steven Daniel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-10-16
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Active
WARR, Steven Daniel→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2015-10-05
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2007-03-23
Resigned
PALETHORPE, Jonathan Peter Montgrove→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2007-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-08