A1 PROPERTY ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10646492 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-01
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-10➕LEWIS, Gary Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-10-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-10-10➕LEWIS, Carmen appointedsecretary
- 2017-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 PROPERTY ASSETS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2017-03-01➕VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-03-01➖VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
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 66. 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gary Stephen Lewis Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | — | — | board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/11/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Gary Stephen Lewisceased 01/12/2019· significant influence
- Mr Peter Valaitisceased 10/10/2017· 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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| 1320 EVENTS LTD→ 11135727 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| 29 RGR LIMITED→ 17052167 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 DAYS LOCKSMITH LTD→ 15878256 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 8 NAILS LTD→ 15168843 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A&A GAS HEATING LTD→ 13537703 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A&B EVENTS LTD→ 15909669 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A1 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (U.K.) LIMITED→ 10650761 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A1 SERVICES LTD→ 16189000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A12 CAR WASH LTD→ 15154291 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 21 Easter Park
Ferry Lane South
Rainham
RM13 9BP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
LEWIS, Gary Stephen→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2017-03-01
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Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13