A&D SISMAN CONSTRUCTION LTD

💤Zombieactive
14279878 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-05
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (76/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-06-30
    SISMAN, David Said resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&D SISMAN CONSTRUCTION LTD
  6. 2022-08-05
    SISMAN, Ayhan appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-05
    SISMAN, David Said appointed
    director
  8. 2022-08-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SISMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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
Mr Ayhan Sisman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control05/08/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · NP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
3 CELTS LIMITED
11974317 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
A.D PHOENIX LTD
16395513 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AA BENDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
11147413 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
AACME GLASS LIMITED
02108304 · est 1987 · no financials extracted
39y
AAF DEVELOPMENT LTD
16347847 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AAF DISTRIBUTIONS LTD
16295173 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AALTMO LTD
15560827 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ABBYFIELD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
04049172 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
25y
ABEL CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD
13997565 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
ABER LOCKSMITH SERVICES LTD
05510608 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
20y
ABERGAVENNY ELECTRICS LIMITED
07746517 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
ABERGAVENNY EXCHANGE PROPERTIES LIMITED
07054030 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
16y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-05
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

31 Hubert Road
Newport
NP19 7JW
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SISMAN, Ayhan
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SISMAN, David Said
director · ~23y · appointed 2022-08-05 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-05