A40 ROAD MARKINGS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10893124 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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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: 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. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees300300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-09-17
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    HAMMERTON, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2019-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-10-11
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-10-11
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-01
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    HUGHES, Christopher resigned
    director
  17. 2018-09-22
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    HAMMERTON, Alexander Richardson appointed
    director
  18. 2018-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2017-08-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A40 ROAD MARKINGS LTD
  20. 2017-08-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Richardson Hammerton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · trust interest22/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Hughesceased 22/09/2018· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

84 Park Road
Witney
OX28 6EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HAMMERTON, Alexander Richardson→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMERTON, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, Christopher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-09-18