A.DOWNEY CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
10241457 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-20
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-8.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,414

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£8.3k
Current assets£26.4k
Net assets£-8.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-08
    ➖
    DOWNEY, Anthony Edward resigned
    director
  8. 2023-10-08
    ➖
    DOWNEY, Patricia Kathleen resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-09-26
    ➕
    DOWNEY, Anthony Edward appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-26
    ➕
    DOWNEY, Patricia Kathleen appointed
    director
  13. 2023-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-13
    ➕
    DOWNEY, Andrew David Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2017-11-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-11-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2017-10-26
    ➖
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  24. 2016-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.DOWNEY CONSTRUCTION LTD
  25. 2016-06-20
    ➕
    VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DOWNEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

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 Andrew David Anthony Downey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/11/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Peter Valaitisceased 26/10/2017· 75-100% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2016-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

29 Bellbrigg Lonning
Cockermouth
CA13 9BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DOWNEY, Andrew David Anthony→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNEY, Anthony Edward→
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-09-26 · resigned 2023-10-08
Resigned
DOWNEY, Patricia Kathleen→
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-09-26 · resigned 2023-10-08
Resigned
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-06-20 · resigned 2017-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01