AARON'S GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09504903 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £46,703
Net assets shrinking
Down £135,736 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£47k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 137% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.13M | £469.2k |
| Current assets | £1.18M | £495.9k |
| Net assets | £46.7k | £182.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-03🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2025-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-07🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2024-06-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2024-06-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-04-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2024-04-19🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2023-02-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2020-11-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Goldentree Financial Services PLC
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AARON'S GENERAL BUILDERS LIMITED
- 2015-03-23➕MCLOUGHLIN, Aaron 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 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aaron Mcloughlin Individual · English · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 19/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 COUNTIES HOME IMPROVEMENTS (JM) LTD→ 16936096 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 HEAT LIMITED→ 08283804 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| 44 KING STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 06450180 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| A C BENNETT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 09896590 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| A C BUILDING (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED→ 02999432 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| A1 ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 11274143 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AA GAS SERVICES PETERBOROUGH LIMITED→ 16330312 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AAELCO SERVICES LTD→ 14549749 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AB FAIRBROTHER LTD→ 10202694 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ABBEY COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS 2 LIMITED→ 11862269 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS (PETERBOROUGH) LIMITED→ 09365008 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABBEY DEVELOPMENTS CAMBRIDGESHIRE LIMITED→ 12260344 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
Cherry Tree Lodge Swineshead Road
Frampton Fen
Boston
PE20 1SF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MCLOUGHLIN, Aaron→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
6
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/02/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/06/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/04/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/07/2023 | 07/06/2024 | |
| satisfied | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/11/2020 | 15/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Goldentree Financial Services Goldentree Financial Services PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/11/2020 | 28/02/2023 |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28