A AND I DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12422201 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-32.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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, 3 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,346

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£13
↑ 160% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£32k-£26k-£19k-£13k-£6k£13Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-8.9k£-3.8k
Current assets£13£5
Net assets£-32.3k£-31.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-18
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2020-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-07-02
    CANAVAN, Andrew Leonard resigned
    director
  11. 2020-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-06-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-06-12
    CANAVAN, Andrew Leonard appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As A AND I DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  18. 2020-01-23
    PASK, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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 Ian Michael Pask
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Leonard Canavanceased 02/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

28 Broad Street
Wokingham
RG40 1AB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PASK, Ian Michael
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-01-23
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Active
CANAVAN, Andrew Leonard
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-06-12 · resigned 2020-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-03