CORNWALL TIMBER FRAMING LTD

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11065432 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: medium (79/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Debtors£2£2
Net assets£2£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2017-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CORNWALL TIMBER FRAMING LTD
  10. 2017-11-15
    STONE, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  11. 2017-11-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ingrid Helen Stone
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/11/2017
Andrew Edward Stone
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting15/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

106 Kenwyn Street
Truro
TR1 3BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STONE, Andrew Edward
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-11-15
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-06-18