AARON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10712246 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-06
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
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£349
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £349

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£349
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-27
Total assets£3.5k
Current assets£12.9k
Net assets£349

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-01-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-04
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2019-02-07
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AARON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD
  14. 2017-04-06
    LEWIS, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-04-06
    LEWIS, Richard Trevannion appointed
    director
  16. 2017-04-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Trevannion Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-06
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Park Gate Industrial Est Park Gate Ind Estate
Usk Rd
Pontypool
Torfaen
NP4 8AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LEWIS, Nicola
secretary · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active
LEWIS, Richard Trevannion
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-04-06
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29