A PLUS PLASTERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13658571 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-04
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
£-478
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £478

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£478
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£478-£435-£392-£348-£305-£262Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-262£-262
Net assets£-478£-262

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-01-26
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  7. 2023-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-10-01
    THIERRY, Lauren appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-05-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-04-30
    HURST, Daniel Liam resigned
    director
  12. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A PLUS PLASTERING LTD
  15. 2021-10-04
    HURST, Daniel Liam appointed
    director
  16. 2021-10-04
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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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Lauren Thierry
Individual · British · DOB 08/1998 · age 28
25–50%25-50% voting25/01/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Daniel Liam Hurstceased 30/04/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

42 Queens Park Avenue
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH8 9LQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THIERRY, Lauren
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-10-01
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Active
HURST, Daniel Liam
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-10-04 · resigned 2023-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-20
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-06