A5 ROOFING LTD

💤Zombieactive

06526060 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-06

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£141.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Roofing activities

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £141,228

Net assets shrinking

Down £55,869 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£141k

↓ 28% YoY

Current Assets

£240k

↑ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£141.2k	£197.1k
Current assets	£240.3k	£214.9k
Net assets	£141.2k	£197.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-06-10
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2024-04-29
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2023-05-22
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2022-08-19
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2021-06-04
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2020-12-30
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2019-04-17
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accounts · AA
2018-05-03
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accounts · AA
2017-06-05
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accounts · AA
2016-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-18
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-08
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2014-06-24
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accounts · AA
2008-03-11
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SYKES, Angelina appointed
secretary
2008-03-08
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SYKES, Edward appointed
director
2008-03-06
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Company incorporated
As A5 ROOFING LTD
2008-03-06
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ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-03-06
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ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-06
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ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-03-06
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ONLINE 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 18 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 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Sykes Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/03/2017

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

Incorporated2008-03-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Blake House 11 High Street

Lees

Oldham

Lancashire

OL4 3BH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-13

Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SYKES, Angelina→

secretary · appointed 2008-03-11

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Active

SYKES, Edward→

director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-08

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Active

ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06

Resigned

ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-06 · resigned 2008-03-06

Resigned

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