A1 TILING LTD

💤Zombieactive
12571536 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-24
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
£31.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £30,975
Cash YoY
+213%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↑ 213% YoY
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£26k£38k£51k£64kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£34.9k£23.7k
Current assets£63.8k£45.3k
Cash£6.5k£2.1k
Debtors£57.3k£43.2k
Net assets£31.0k£16.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
    ELSTINS, Linda appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-04-22
    ELSTINS, Philip appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-04-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-07-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 TILING LTD
  15. 2020-04-24
    ELSTINS, Sean appointed
    director
  16. 2020-04-24
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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

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 Sean Elstins
Individual · British · DOB 02/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

9-10 Cross Street
Preston
PR1 3LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ELSTINS, Linda
secretary · appointed 2025-04-22
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Active
ELSTINS, Philip
secretary · appointed 2025-04-22
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Active
ELSTINS, Sean
director · ~31y · appointed 2020-04-24
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-23