ACCURATE FLAT ROOFING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06535537 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-17
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (76/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-02-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-06➖GARRETT, Sara Jane resignedsecretary
- 2023-01-06➖GARRETT, Sara Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-06📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ACCURATE FLAT ROOFING LIMITED
- 2008-03-17➕TAYLOR, Roland Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2008-03-17➕GARRETT, Sara Jane appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-17➕GARRETT, Sara Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
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 Roland Kenneth Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sara Jane Garrettceased 06/01/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities
Registered office
Flitwick Lodge
Church Road
Flitwick
Bedfordshire
MK45 5AN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
TAYLOR, Roland Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARRETT, Sara Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2023-01-06
GARRETT, Sara Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2023-01-06
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-03-01
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-07
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-06