1981 WOOD DO LTD

💤Zombieactive
10033448 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-45.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,922

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£46k
↑ 3.0% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£47k-£30k-£12k£5k£23k£40kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-30.5k£43.4k
Current assets£37.8k£40.4k
Net assets£-45.9k£-47.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-15
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 1981 WOOD DO LTD
  15. 2016-02-29
    BAJELIS, Nerijus appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-29
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nerijus Bajelis
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Unit 14 Bellview Court
183 Hanworth Road
Hounslow
TW3 3TT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BAJELIS, Nerijus
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-29
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08