A & A SIGNS & SAFETY SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07687133 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-29
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 2024
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 25990SIC 25990
  • 27400SIC 27400
  • 27900SIC 27900
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 4 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, 3 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
43 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,046

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k£2k£6k£10k£14k£18kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-2.0k£-2.5k
Current assets£18.3k£15.8k
Net assets£-2.0k£-2.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-17
    GREEN, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-10-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-10-18
    GREEN, Joanne Louise resigned
    director
  11. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-03-26
    GREEN, Andrew James appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-26
    GREEN, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2011-06-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & A SIGNS & SAFETY SUPPLIES LIMITED
  21. 2011-06-29
    GREEN, Joanne Louise 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

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Green
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Robert Greenceased 17/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-06-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

23 Farnworth Street
Widnes
WA8 9LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GREEN, Andrew James
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-26
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Active
GREEN, Alan Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned
GREEN, Joanne Louise
director · ~38y · appointed 2011-06-29 · resigned 2023-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04