A GOODWILL ROOFING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07331883 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-30
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -50% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 2 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
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,637
Cash draining
Cash down 50% YoY
Cash YoY
-50%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 50% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.6k | £-7.4k |
| Current assets | £54.5k | £41.7k |
| Cash | £2.4k | £4.9k |
| Debtors | £52.1k | £36.8k |
| Net assets | £-2.6k | £-7.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-30➖GOODWILL, Christine Jean resignedsecretary
- 2025-07-30➖GOODWILL, Alan Brian resigneddirector
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-23📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-10-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A GOODWILL ROOFING AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 2010-07-30➕GOODWILL, Arron appointeddirector
- 2010-07-30➕GOODWILL, Christine Jean appointedsecretary
- 2010-07-30➕GOODWILL, Alan Brian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GOODWILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GOODWILL, Christine Jean resigned 2025-07-30; GOODWILL, Alan Brian resigned 2025-07-30
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Arron Robert Goodwill Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alan Brian Goodwillceased 20/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2010-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
4 Mason Court Gillan Way
Penrith 40 Business Park
Penrith
CA11 9GR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
GOODWILL, Arron→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODWILL, Christine Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-07-30 · resigned 2025-07-30
GOODWILL, Alan Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2010-07-30 · resigned 2025-07-30
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Recent filings (48 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-28