A E JOINERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06144665 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-07
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
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,796
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,072 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.9k£4.5k
Current assets£8.7k£8.7k
Net assets£3.8k£6.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
    ➖
    ENOE, Anthony Murray resigned
    director
  2. 2026-01-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-01-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-13
    ➖
    WALKER, Gemma resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-12-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    ENOE, Anthony Murray appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    WALKER, Gemma appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-09-17
    ➖
    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    ENOE, Anthony Murray appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-17
    ➖
    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A E JOINERS LIMITED
  25. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    THOMAS, Christine Margaret appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    THOMAS, Christine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    TIB SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    TIB SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    THOMAS, Colin Grahame appointed
    director
  31. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    THOMAS, Colin Grahame resigned
    director
  32. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    TIB NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    TIB NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Murray Enoe
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony Enoeceased 26/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2007-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Moorside Lodge
Keighley Road
Halifax
HX2 8AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ENOE, Anthony Murray→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Christine Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned
WALKER, Gemma→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2024-12-13
Resigned
T.I.B. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
TIB SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned
ENOE, Anthony Murray→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2026-01-26
Resigned
THOMAS, Colin Grahame→
director · ~85y · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned
T.I.B. NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
TIB NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12