A2Z-MAINTENANCE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08144212 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-16
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-26.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.6y
0/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £26,230
Net assets shrinking
Down £60,324 YoY
Cash YoY
+132%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
↑ 132% YoY
Net Worth
-£26k
↓ 177% YoY
Current Assets
£301k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £246.2k | £34.1k |
| Current assets | £301.5k | £360.9k |
| Cash | £1.5k | £644 |
| Debtors | — | £217 |
| Net assets | £-26.2k | £34.1k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs A2Z-MAINTENANCE LIMITED
- 2012-07-16➕ZAJAC, Ales appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 Ales Zajac Individual · Czech · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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
Incorporated2012-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
84 Pembury Avenue
Worcester Park
KT4 8BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-26