A HANDYMAN CAN LTD

💤Zombieactive
07580024 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-28
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,030

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£11k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k-£7k-£3k£801£5k£9kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-42—
Current assets£8.7k—
Net assets£-11.0k—
Average employees—200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-20
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2024-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-03-11
    ➖
    O'TOOLE, Lorraine Julie resigned
    director
  17. 2014-10-20
    ➖
    O'TOOLE, Kieron Patrick resigned
    director
  18. 2014-03-10
    ➕
    O'TOOLE, Lorraine Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2012-11-08
    ➕
    O'TOOLE, Kieron Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A HANDYMAN CAN LTD
  21. 2011-03-28
    ➕
    EVANS, Shaheen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-03-28
    ➕
    EVANS, Julian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Julian Francis Evans
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/03/2017
Mrs Shaheen Evans
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Nuvo Millennium Court
First Avenue
Burton-On-Trent
DE14 2WH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EVANS, Shaheen→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-28
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Active
EVANS, Julian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-28
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Active
O'TOOLE, Kieron Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-11-08 · resigned 2014-10-20
Resigned
O'TOOLE, Lorraine Julie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-10 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-11-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25