A K TODD BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08821292 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-19

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£-4.9k

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

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £4,852

Cash YoY

-35%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£126k

↓ 35% YoY

Net Worth

-£5k

↑ 94% YoY

Current Assets

£438k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£-4.9k	£-87.1k
Current assets	£437.7k	£532.3k
Cash	£125.6k	£194.7k
Debtors	£38.5k	£277.2k
Net assets	£-4.9k	£-87.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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accounts · AA
2026-03-19
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2026-03-18
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2025-12-17
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2025-12-17
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2025-12-17
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2025-12-16
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2025-12-16
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2025-12-16
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officers · CH03
2025-06-26
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accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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address · AD01
2024-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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address · AD01
2023-09-11
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accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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accounts · AA
2021-09-15
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accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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officers · AP03
2021-03-25
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TODD, Joanne Alice Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2020-05-18
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accounts · AA
2013-12-19
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Company incorporated
As A K TODD BUILDERS LIMITED
2013-12-19
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TODD, Alan Keith appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "TODD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 59. 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 Alan Keith Todd Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-12-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Fairway Station Road

Tetney

Grimsby

East Lindsey

DN36 5HY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TODD, Joanne Alice Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2021-03-25

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Active

TODD, Alan Keith→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-19

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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-06-05

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