THAME WORKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
07413780 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-20
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
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-09-25
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    AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir resigned
    director
  11. 2020-09-25
    ➖
    BOND, Peter Robert Michael resigned
    director
  12. 2020-09-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-09-25
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-09-25
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-07-18
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    FOX, Douglas resigned
    director
  19. 2010-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As THAME WORKS LTD
  20. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    AUBREY FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-20
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    AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    BOND, Peter Robert Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    FOX, Douglas appointed
    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 16 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 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harry Buchanan Aubrey-Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest21/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Sir Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcherceased 17/12/2017· significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated2010-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Estate Office
Wurtemburg Yard
Chilton
Buckinghamshire
HP18 9LR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AUBREY FLETCHER, Harry Buchanan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUBREY FLETCHER, Henry Egerton, Sir→
director · ~81y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2020-09-25
Resigned
BOND, Peter Robert Michael→
director · ~91y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2020-09-25
Resigned
FOX, Douglas→
director · ~105y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2013-07-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01