AFL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07590392 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (70/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2020-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-02-14
    DRACIOVAS, Andrius appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-14
    AFL DESIGN & PLAN LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  16. 2020-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-14
    PAULAUSKAS, Saulius resigned
    director
  18. 2020-01-14
    AFL DESIGN & PLAN LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  19. 2020-01-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-01-14
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  21. 2019-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-06-26
    DRACIOVAS, Andrius resigned
    director
  23. 2019-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-06-12
    PAULAUSKAS, Saulius appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-01
    DRACIOVAS, Maksimas resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-10-01
    DRACIOVAS, Andrius appointed
    director
  27. 2012-10-01
    DRACIOVAS, Maksimas resigned
    director
  28. 2011-12-05
    DRACIOVAS, Maksimas appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-12-05
    RIDLEY, Ben resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-12-05
    DRACIOVAS, Maksimas appointed
    director
  31. 2011-12-05
    RIDLEY, Benjamin resigned
    director
  32. 2011-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  33. 2011-04-04
    RIDLEY, Ben appointed
    secretary
  34. 2011-04-04
    RIDLEY, Benjamin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)
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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
Incorporated2011-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

383 Durnsford Road
London
SW19 8EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DRACIOVAS, Andrius
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-02-14
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Active
DRACIOVAS, Maksimas
secretary · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
RIDLEY, Ben
secretary · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2011-12-05
Resigned
DRACIOVAS, Andrius
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-01 · resigned 2019-06-26
Resigned
DRACIOVAS, Maksimas
director · ~47y · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2012-10-01
Resigned
PAULAUSKAS, Saulius
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-06-12 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned
RIDLEY, Benjamin
director · ~42y · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2011-12-05
Resigned
AFL DESIGN & PLAN LTD
corporate-director · appointed 2020-01-14 · resigned 2020-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-07