ADVANCED PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
10337176 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.00M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -45% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,002,612
Cash draining
Cash down 45% YoY
Cash YoY
-45%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£117k
↓ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£1.0m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£654k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£201k£401k£602k£802k£1.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.25M£1.13M
Current assets£654.0k£686.1k
Cash£116.6k£213.0k
Debtors£537.4k£473.1k
Net assets£1.00M£863.5k

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-11-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-11-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-11-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-11-03
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    capital · SH10
  17. 2020-11-03
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    incorporation · MA
  18. 2020-11-03
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2020-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-22
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    COOK, Gary resigned
    director
  21. 2017-07-01
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    FREEMAN, Louisa Grace Amelia appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-07-01
    ➖
    COOK, Gary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-07-01
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    FREEMAN, Neil resigned
    secretary
  24. 2016-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED PAVING AND CONSTRUCTION LTD
  25. 2016-08-19
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Neil appointed
    director
  26. 2016-08-19
    ➕
    COOK, Gary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2016-08-19
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Neil appointed
    secretary
  28. 2016-08-19
    ➕
    COOK, Gary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Freeman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting19/08/2016
Mrs Louisa Grace Amelia Freeman
Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/03/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Cookceased 22/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Medina House
2 Station Avenue
Bridlington
East Riding Of Yorkshire
YO16 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FREEMAN, Louisa Grace Amelia→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Neil→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOK, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-19 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
FREEMAN, Neil→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-19 · resigned 2017-07-01
Resigned
COOK, Gary→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-08-19 · resigned 2019-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31