AARON FARNDELL BUILDING SERVICES LTD

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14533022 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-09
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 2025
Net worth
£-17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £17,157

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£17k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 457% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£33k-£24k-£14k-£5k£4k£14kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£3.3k£-9.9k
Current assets£13.6k£2.4k
Net assets£-17.2k£-33.2k

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-11
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-06-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-12-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AARON FARNDELL BUILDING SERVICES LTD
  10. 2022-12-09
    FARNDELL, Aaron appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-09
    📄
    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 "FARNDELL" — 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Amy Patricia Pamela Seale
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/06/2024
Mr Aaron Farndell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2022

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
Incorporated2022-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

Gatcombe House
Copnor Road
Portsmouth
PO3 5EJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FARNDELL, Aaron
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-09
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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-09