A & A JOINERY AND BUILDING LTD

💤Zombieactive
13725335 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
15 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees100200

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-01
    SMITH, Ashley Lloyd resigned
    director
  3. 2024-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-11-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As A & A JOINERY AND BUILDING LTD
  12. 2021-11-05
    ALTON, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-05
    ALTON, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  14. 2021-11-05
    ALTON, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  15. 2021-11-05
    SMITH, Ashley Lloyd appointed
    director
  16. 2021-11-05
    📄
    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

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 Andrew Mark Alton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest01/02/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ashley Lloyd Smithceased 01/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Mark Altonceased 05/11/2021· 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
Incorporated2021-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

45 Priorway Avenue
Borrowash
Derby
Derbyshire
DE72 3HW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ALTON, Andrew Mark
director · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-05
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Active
ALTON, Andrew Mark
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-05 · resigned 2021-11-05
Resigned
SMITH, Ashley Lloyd
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-11-05 · resigned 2024-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-05