ALLWOOD TIMBER FRAMES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06539987 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-19
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
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100
Net assets£100

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-06
    CAMM- KEYTE, Ricky resigned
    director
  9. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-02-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2019-01-18
    BAREFOOT, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2019-01-18
    KINGDON, Sandra Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-01-18
    CAMM- KEYTE, Ricky appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-18
    KINGDON, Sandra Mary resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-18
    KINGDON, Terence Charles resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALLWOOD TIMBER FRAMES LIMITED
  25. 2008-03-19
    KINGDON, Sandra Mary appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-19
    KINGDON, Sandra Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2008-03-19
    KINGDON, Terence Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Allwood Timber Construction Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Allwood Timber Construction Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALLWOOD TIMBER FRAMES LIMITED
This company · 06539987

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Allwood Timber Construction Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/01/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Tale Water Holdings Limitedceased 18/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2008-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Winchester House
Deane Gate Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last: 2026-03-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAREFOOT, Andrew Peter
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-18
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Active
KINGDON, Sandra Mary
secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2019-01-18
Resigned
CAMM- KEYTE, Ricky
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-01-18 · resigned 2022-09-06
Resigned
KINGDON, Sandra Mary
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2019-01-18
Resigned
KINGDON, Terence Charles
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2019-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12