ALWOODLEY CIVILS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10383640 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-19
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).
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, 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.
Key financials
2 years 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-25➖WILCOCK, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-26➕WRIGHT, Sean Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-10-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30➕WILCOCK, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-10-30➖WRIGHT, Sean resigneddirector
- 2019-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ALWOODLEY CIVILS LIMITED
- 2016-09-19➕WRIGHT, Kelly appointedsecretary
- 2016-09-19➕WRIGHT, Sean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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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Mr Sean Paul Wright Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 26/10/2020 |
Mrs Kelly Wright Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Kelly Wrightceased 26/10/2020· significant influence
- Mr Sean Paul Wrightceased 30/10/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
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.
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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
Incorporated2016-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Lidgett Lane
Garforth
Leeds
LS25 1EQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WRIGHT, Sean Paul→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILCOCK, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-10-30 · resigned 2024-04-25
WRIGHT, Sean→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-09-19 · resigned 2019-10-30
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-12