A1 IMPROVEMENT BUILDING LTD

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13494401 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-05
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,746
Net assets shrinking
Down £22,914 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£36.8k£58.1k
Current assets£18.8k£10.9k
Net assets£26.7k£49.7k

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

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-07-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 IMPROVEMENT BUILDING LTD
  10. 2021-07-05
    IGNAT, Andrei appointed
    director
  11. 2021-07-05
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrei Ignat
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

29 North Quadrant
Sheffield
S5 6NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IGNAT, Andrei
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-07-05
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-05