AA NORTHERN DEVELOPMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

08696223 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-18

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-30	2024-08-30
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-05-28
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2024-03-05
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2023-05-23
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2022-04-26
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accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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accounts · AA
2019-04-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-24
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accounts · AA
2017-05-23
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accounts · AA
2017-02-22
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address · AD01
2016-09-28
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accounts · AA
2016-05-31
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accounts · AA01
2016-02-11
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2015-09-22
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accounts · AA
2015-05-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Dudley Building Society
2014-12-11
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MITCHELL, Jocelyn resigned
director
2014-01-21
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KIRKBY, Adam James resigned
director
2014-01-21
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MITCHELL, Jocelyn appointed
director
2014-01-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bath and West Finance Limited
2014-01-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bath and West Finance Limited
2013-09-18
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Company incorporated
As AA NORTHERN DEVELOPMENTS LTD
2013-09-18
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ATKINSON, Alan William appointed
director
2013-09-18
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KIRKBY, Adam James appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan William Atkinson Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/10/2016

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

Incorporated2013-09-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Flat 1 178 Ireleth Road

Askam-In-Furness

LA16 7DW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-30

Last made up to: 2025-08-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ATKINSON, Alan William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2013-09-18

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Active

KIRKBY, Adam James→

director · ~44y · appointed 2013-09-18 · resigned 2014-01-21

Resigned

MITCHELL, Jocelyn→

director · ~41y · appointed 2014-01-21 · resigned 2014-12-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Dudley Building Society	A registered charge	1 property	05/05/2015	—
outstanding	Bath and West Finance Bath and West Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2014	—
outstanding	Bath and West Finance Bath and West Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	06/01/2014	—

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