A2B AGGREGATES LTD
🌳Matureactive
07335710 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
41 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Cash | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-01➕KENNELL, Michelle Jayne appointeddirector
- 2012-05-01➖LYNCH, John resigneddirector
- 2010-08-04🏢Company incorporatedAs A2B AGGREGATES LTD
- 2010-08-04➕LIGHTOWLER, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2010-08-04➕LYNCH, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Lightowler Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2010-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Office 13, Bizspace Planetary Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV13 3SW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
KENNELL, Michelle Jayne→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2012-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIGHTOWLER, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-08-04
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LYNCH, John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2010-08-04 · resigned 2012-05-01
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-14