A1 FITTERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
10196587 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,004
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,491 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.7k | £28.1k |
| Current assets | £10.5k | £7.9k |
| Cash | — | £4.3k |
| Debtors | — | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £4.0k | £12.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 FITTERS LIMITED
- 2016-05-24➕WHITE, Andrew Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2016-05-24➕WHITE, Fern Danielle appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Fern Danielle White Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/09/2017 |
Mr Andrew Lloyd White Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Construction · IP postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 POINT PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 14411941 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 7CUBE CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 11974764 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A A MECHANISE LIMITED→ 13998912 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A AND M TARWAYS ENGINEERING LIMITED→ 03787447 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| A2D ELECTRICAL LIMITED→ 13478333 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A2M LIMITED→ 08994829 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| A2M TEC LTD→ 11661761 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A2O BUILDINGWORKS LTD→ 14509413 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A2Z PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10126170 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| AA CARPENTRY AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 07399080 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AA PREMIER CONSTRUCTION LTD→ 16930703 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA UTILITIES LIMITED→ 06793201 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
112c High Street
Hadleigh
Ipswich
IP7 5EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WHITE, Andrew Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITE, Fern Danielle→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2016-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21