A & C BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
10439143 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-20
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£145.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £145,547
Cash YoY
+181%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£134k
↑ 181% YoY
Net Worth
£146k
↑ 106% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 163% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £146.7k | £75.9k |
| Current assets | £136.7k | £51.9k |
| Cash | £134.3k | £47.8k |
| Debtors | £2.4k | £4.1k |
| Net assets | £145.5k | £70.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs A & C BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2016-10-20➕LEOCATA, Andrea appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrea Leocata Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/10/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Claudia Thays Morenoceased 20/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Claudia Thays Morenoceased 20/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 COUNTIES ELECTRICAL & HVAC LIMITED→ 15846634 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 8,9 & 10,DURHAM PLACE LIMITED→ 00655838 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 66y | — | — |
| 9 MANOR ROAD (TONGHAM) LTD→ 15090521 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 9M SAFETY LTD→ 16838179 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A A CARPENTRY & BUILDERS LIMITED→ 10725338 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A. BUCHANAN CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ 02910751 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| A1 SHOTCRETE SERVICES LTD→ 08917966 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AAA GROUP ELECTRICAL LTD→ 16235293 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AALTO DESIGN AND BUILD LTD→ 11825485 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABC DESIGNS IN WOOD LIMITED→ 08002596 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings
Registered office
195 Alexandra Gardens
Knaphill
Woking
GU21 2DW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
LEOCATA, Andrea→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-20
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03