A & A CEILINGS TO PARTITIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09552999 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-21
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 Apr 2023
Net worth
£895
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £895

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£895
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-04-28
Total assets£11.6k
Current assets£21.4k
Net assets£895

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-12-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-12-17
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-04-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2025-03-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-10-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2015-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & A CEILINGS TO PARTITIONS LIMITED
  21. 2015-04-21
    ADEOGBA, Ambrose Andre appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ambrose Andre Adeogba
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Magdalena Adeogbaceased 11/01/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-04-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

College House C/O Asml
17 King Edwards Road
Ruislip
Middlesex
HA4 7AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-01-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADEOGBA, Ambrose Andre
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-21
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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-23