A 1 FIX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11953828 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-18
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
£40.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,492
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,378 YoY
Cash YoY
+243%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↑ 243% YoY
Net Worth
£40k
↓ 9.8% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£40.5k£44.9k
Current assets£12.7k£10.5k
Cash£2.0k£571
Debtors£10.8k£9.9k
Net assets£40.5k£44.9k

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

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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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As A 1 FIX LIMITED
  11. 2019-04-18
    PAGE, Stewart appointed
    director
  12. 2019-04-18
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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 7 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 Stewart Page
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares18/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Calf Barn
Shopland Road
Rochford
Essex
SS4 1LT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PAGE, Stewart
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-04-18
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04