AA CONSTRUCTION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10266143 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-06
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 4 capital
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Carol Attrachian
- 2019-02-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ali Attarchian
- 2016-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AA CONSTRUCTION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
- 2016-07-06➕ATTARCHIAN, Ali appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Carol Attarchian Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2025 |
Mr Ali Attarchian Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Debere Limited Swallow House
Parsons Road
Washington
Tyne And Wear
NE37 1EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
ATTARCHIAN, Ali→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Carol Attrachian | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Ali Attarchian | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-21
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19