A A PIKE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04801733 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£53.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of domestic buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 42110Construction of roads and motorways
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £53,379
Net assets shrinking
Down £849,103 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£319k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£53k
↓ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£426k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£259k£518k£777k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£63.9k£913.2k
Current assets£425.7k£1.29M
Cash£319.3k£1.22M
Debtors£100.3k£68.9k
Net assets£53.4k£902.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-04
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    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-14
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    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2017-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-02
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-03-20
    PIKE, Lorraine Trudy resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-03-20
    PIKE, Lorraine Trudy resigned
    director
  18. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-07-13
    PIKE, Lorraine Trudy appointed
    director
  20. 2003-06-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A A PIKE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  21. 2003-06-17
    PIKE, Antony Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2003-06-17
    PIKE, Lorraine Trudy appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PIKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Aa Pike Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Aa Pike Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
A A PIKE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
This company · 04801733

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Aa Pike Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Antony Alan Pikeceased 05/09/2022· 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
Incorporated2003-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41202 — Construction of domestic buildings

Registered office

22 Wessex Park Bancombe Business Park
Somerton
Somerset
TA11 6SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PIKE, Antony Alan
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-06-17
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Active
PIKE, Lorraine Trudy
secretary · appointed 2003-06-17 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned
PIKE, Lorraine Trudy
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-07-13 · resigned 2017-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-11