A3A CONSULT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12546665 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-03
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
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
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A3A CONSULT LIMITED
  16. 2020-04-03
    ATKINSON, Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2020-04-03
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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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

65 Peach Street
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 1XP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATKINSON, Andrew
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-04-03
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30