W A BRICK & STONE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC255054 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,014

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£30k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£41.7k£35.5k
Current assets£37.0k£31.3k
Net assets£30.0k£29.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-05-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-04-10
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    CLARK, Isobel appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-10
    ➖
    CLARK, Isobel resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-04-10
    ➖
    RIDEOUT, William John Price resigned
    director
  20. 2017-04-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Andrew Jeffrey resigned
    director
  21. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-09-04
    ➖
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-08-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As W A BRICK & STONE LIMITED
  24. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    CLARK, Isobel appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    CLARK, Andrew Jeffrey appointed
    director
  27. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    RIDEOUT, William John Price appointed
    director
  28. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs Isobel Clark
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/04/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William John Price Rideoutceased 10/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Jeffrey Clarkceased 01/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2003-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23320 — SIC 23320

Registered office

2nd Floor (East) Belgrave Court
Rosehall Road
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3NR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CLARK, Isobel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Isobel→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
ENERGIZE SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned
CLARK, Andrew Jeffrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
RIDEOUT, William John Price→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2017-04-10
Resigned
ENERGIZE DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2003-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-28