A1 BUILDING CONTRACTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07930466 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-31
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.15M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,151,084
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£345k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£683k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.20M | £1.04M |
| Current assets | £683.1k | £577.9k |
| Cash | £345.0k | £498.7k |
| Debtors | £314.8k | £56.0k |
| Net assets | £1.15M | £984.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-09-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-15➖DAVID, Luke John resigneddirector
- 2017-02-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-10-01➕DAVID, Luke John appointeddirector
- 2015-05-01➖ASHFORD, Helena Rebecca resigneddirector
- 2014-10-22➕ASHFORD, Helena Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2012-04-30➖HOLDEN, Adam John resigneddirector
- 2012-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 BUILDING CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2012-01-31➕WARRINER, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2012-01-31➕HOLDEN, Adam John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley Warriner Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
2 Upperton Gardens
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 2AH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WARRINER, Ashley→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHFORD, Helena Rebecca→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-22 · resigned 2015-05-01
DAVID, Luke John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2017-02-15
HOLDEN, Adam John→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2012-04-30
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Recent filings (37 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-05