A 2 B INSTALLATIONS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
10993483 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-03
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed technology with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (40/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £14,408
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 1441% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 306% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£49.5k£12.2k
Current assets£49.5k£12.2k
Net assets£14.4k£935

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-01-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-10-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-10-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2021-11-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2020-12-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2020-12-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2017-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A 2 B INSTALLATIONS LTD
  21. 2017-10-03
    POLAND, Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

57 Marina Village
Preston Brook
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 3BH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

POLAND, Christopher
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-10-03
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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-18
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30