ACHILL ROCK ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI638628 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-23

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

£9.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

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 72/100 (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 (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,016

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£9k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-30
Total assets	£10.2k
Net assets	£9.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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accounts · AA
2025-08-23
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2025-05-23
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accounts · AA01
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2024-08-23
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accounts · AA01
2024-05-27
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accounts · AA01
2023-11-24
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accounts · AA
2023-08-26
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accounts · AA01
2023-05-29
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accounts · AA01
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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accounts · AA01
2022-08-23
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accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts · AA01
2022-05-23
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accounts · AA01
2022-02-28
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accounts · AA01
2020-10-19
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accounts · AA
2020-07-23
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officers · AP01
2020-07-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-23
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officers · TM01
2019-05-22
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NELSON, Richard appointed
director
2019-05-22
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FALCONER, James Geoffrey resigned
director
2016-05-23
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Company incorporated
As ACHILL ROCK ENTERPRISES LIMITED
2016-05-23
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FALCONER, James Geoffrey appointed
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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Nelson Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 03/1977 · age 49	75–100%	—	sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence · firm interest	22/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr James Geoffrey Falconerceased 22/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2016-05-23

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Suite 4 Commercial Mews

93-97 Main Street

Larne

BT40 1HJ

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-23

Last made up to: 2024-08-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NELSON, Richard→

director · ~49y · appointed 2019-05-22

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Active

FALCONER, James Geoffrey→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-23 · resigned 2019-05-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-24

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-08-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-14