ABCO ROOFING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11264813 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £17,844

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 226% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£17k£25k£33k£42kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£40.1k£37.5k
Current assets£41.5k£35.6k
Net assets£17.8k£5.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-06-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-31
    BROCKWELL, Daniel appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-31
    INMAN, Joseph resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ABCO ROOFING LIMITED
  17. 2018-03-20
    INMAN, Joseph appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel Brockwell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · firm interest31/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joseph Inmanceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

14 Tolworth Rise South
Surrey, Tolworth
KT5 9NN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BROCKWELL, Daniel
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-31
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Active
INMAN, Joseph
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-03-20 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30