ALAN CLARKE JOINERY WORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI043390 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-31
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£32.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,428

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
Current Assets
£134k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-28
Total assets£32.4k
Current assets£134.0k
Net assets£32.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-07-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2021-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-01-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-01-15
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    CLARKE, Peter Martin resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-01-15
    ➖
    CLARKE, Alan resigned
    director
  21. 2021-01-15
    ➖
    CLARKE, Peter Martin resigned
    director
  22. 2020-12-18
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    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-12-01
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    THOMAS, Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    CLARKE, Lynette Deirdre resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-07-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Peter Martin appointed
    secretary
  27. 2012-03-26
    ➕
    CLARKE, Peter Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2002-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN CLARKE JOINERY WORKS LIMITED
  29. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    CLARKE, Lynette Deirdre appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    CLARKE, Alan appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    PALMER, Robert Desmond appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    PALMER, Robert Desmond resigned
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Alan Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Alan Clarkeceased 30/09/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2002-05-31
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last made up to: 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

THOMAS, Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Lynette Deirdre→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
CLARKE, Peter Martin→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
CLARKE, Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
CLARKE, Peter Martin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-03-26 · resigned 2021-01-15
Resigned
PALMER, Robert Desmond→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-21