ASTON CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
06437511 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£150
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (75/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £150
Net assets shrinking
Down £382 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£150
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.6k£1.8k
Current assets£11.1k£9.6k
Net assets£150£532

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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  2. 2024-05-15
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  3. 2023-05-15
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  4. 2022-05-09
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  5. 2021-07-30
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  6. 2020-11-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2020-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-31
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    HENDERSON, Kate resigned
    secretary
  9. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-04-19
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  11. 2017-08-17
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  12. 2016-09-27
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  13. 2015-12-03
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  14. 2015-12-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-10-01
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    HENDERSON, Kate appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-01-03
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    CAKE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-01-03
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    CAKE, Peter James appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-27
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    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-11-27
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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  22. 2007-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTON CONSTRUCTION LTD
  23. 2007-11-26
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-11-26
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    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 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter James Cake
Individual · English · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

14 Priory Drive
Fiskerton
Lincoln
LN3 4HY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CAKE, Sarah Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAKE, Peter James→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDERSON, Kate→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2020-03-31
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2007-11-27
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2007-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
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accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-29