A & P BRICKWORK LTD

💤Zombieactive
07731537 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-05
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
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 (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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-08-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    FAIRCLOUGH, Kelly appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-03-28
    ➖
    WINSTANLEY, Paul resigned
    director
  13. 2024-03-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2024-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2011-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A & P BRICKWORK LTD
  22. 2011-08-05
    ➕
    FAIRCLOUGH, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2011-08-05
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  24. 2011-08-05
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    director
  25. 2011-08-05
    ➕
    WINSTANLEY, Paul 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 15 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Fairclough
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Winstanleyceased 28/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2011-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

1 Woodbrook Drive
Wigan
WN3 6BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FAIRCLOUGH, Kelly→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
FAIRCLOUGH, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-08-05
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Active
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2011-08-05
Resigned
WINSTANLEY, Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-08-05 · resigned 2024-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-08-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06