ASTONISH JOINERS & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD

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SC561007 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-20
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
£-20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,564

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£21k-£14k-£7k-£194£7k£13kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£3.0k£3.9k
Current assets£13.0k£13.4k
Net assets£-20.6k£-17.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-06-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-06-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-06-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2018-06-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2017-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ASTONISH JOINERS & BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD
  19. 2017-03-20
    JASSAL, Kieran appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kieran Jaswant Jassal
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1996 · age 30
sig. influencesignificant influence20/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

39 Westwood Road
Newmains
Wishaw
ML2 9DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JASSAL, Kieran
director · ~30y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14