A&A BUILD AND DESIGN LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15290822 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-17
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 43110Demolition
  • 43120Site preparation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-04-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-02-18
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  9. 2025-02-18
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  10. 2025-02-18
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  11. 2025-02-18
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  12. 2025-02-18
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  13. 2025-02-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2025-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As A&A BUILD AND DESIGN LTD
  16. 2023-11-17
    LUNGU, Andrei appointed
    director
  17. 2023-11-17
    LUNGU, Maria appointed
    director
  18. 2023-11-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-08-17

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrei Lungu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 11/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/11/2023
Mrs Maria Lungu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 09/1994 · age 32
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control17/11/2023

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
Incorporated2023-11-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-08-17OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LUNGU, Andrei
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-11-17
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LUNGU, Maria
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-11-17
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Recent filings (16 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-02-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-02-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-02-18
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-02-18
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-02-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30