A C GREEN (BUILDER) LTD

💤Zombieactive

08757255 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-31

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

27 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Average employees	200	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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2025-06-20
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2024-05-03
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2023-07-29
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2022-06-16
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2021-06-19
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2020-03-22
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2019-07-07
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2018-06-09
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2017-07-14
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2016-07-24
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2015-07-30
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Company incorporated
As A C GREEN (BUILDER) LTD
2013-10-31
➕
GREEN, Adrian Charles appointed
director
2013-10-31
➕
HEIMAN, Osker appointed
director
2013-10-31
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HEIMAN, Osker resigned
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GREEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Charles Green Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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AC ELECTRICAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→ 07995439 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
AC FENCING LIMITED→ 13452029 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-10-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

34 Thorpedene Ave

Hullbridge

Essex

SS5 6JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-14

Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GREEN, Adrian Charles→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-10-31

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Active

HEIMAN, Osker→

director · ~49y · appointed 2013-10-31 · resigned 2013-10-31

Resigned

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