118 DEMOLITION LTD

💤Zombieactive
12680694 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-18
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43120Site preparation
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, 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2020-07-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-07-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-07-01
    SMITH, Paul Christopher appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-01
    FERNANDES, Juan Jose resigned
    director
  14. 2020-06-18
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    Company incorporated
    As 118 DEMOLITION LTD
  15. 2020-06-18
    FERNANDES, Juan Jose appointed
    director
  16. 2020-06-18
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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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • 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 Paul Christopher Smith
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
75100%
sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Juan Jose Fernandes Da Silvaceased 01/07/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition

Registered office

Manley Bungalow
Pirton Road
Hitchin
SG5 2ES
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Paul Christopher
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
FERNANDES, Juan Jose
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-06-18 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-13