AAR BUILDERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09561667 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-26
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 2025
Net worth
£-24.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,330
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£24k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.1k | £26.7k |
| Current assets | £22.4k | £21.4k |
| Cash | — | £21.4k |
| Net assets | £-24.3k | £-19.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-12-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-01-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-05➕ALVES, Antonio Manuel Dos Santos appointeddirector
- 2018-10-05➖ALBERTO DA SILVA, Joao resigneddirector
- 2018-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-17➕ALBERTO DA SILVA, Joao appointeddirector
- 2017-10-17➖ALVES, Antonio Manuel Dos Santos resigneddirector
- 2015-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AAR BUILDERS LIMITED
- 2015-04-26➕ALVES, Antonio Manuel Dos Santos appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Antonio Manuel Dos Santos Alves Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/10/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Joao Alberto Da Silvaceased 05/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Antonio Manuel Dos Santos Alvesceased 17/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
170 Manor Road
Mitcham
CR4 1JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ALVES, Antonio Manuel Dos Santos→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBERTO DA SILVA, Joao→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-17 · resigned 2018-10-05
ALVES, Antonio Manuel Dos Santos→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-04-26 · resigned 2017-10-17
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Recent filings (42 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31