A G ROOFLINES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08805562 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-06
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Roofing activities
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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, 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
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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £10,074

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£10k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£10k-£10k-£10k-£10k-£10k-£10kDec 2023Dec 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-10.1k£-10.1k
Debtors£11.6k
Net assets£-10.1k£-10.1k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2017-02-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2016-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A G ROOFLINES LIMITED
  17. 2013-12-06
    GWILLIAMS, Aaron 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 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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 Aaron Gwilliams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Construction · HX postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1ST CHOICE YORKSHIRE LIMITED
03637134 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
27y
20 20 LIFTS AND ESCALATORS LTD
13671245 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
27 - 35 DUKE STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
05506904 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
20y
4 CORNER CONSTRUCTION LTD
17058721 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
A BENTLEY LIMITED
05407194 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
21y
A C FLEMING ELECTRICAL LIMITED
07100234 · est 2009 · no financials extracted
16y
A E JOINERS LIMITED
06144665 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
19y
A HOME RENOVATION LTD
16418911 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
A.F. CONNELL LIMITED
02238872 · est 1988 · no financials extracted
38y
A2B ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
14359020 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
AAB CONTRACTING LIMITED
09161525 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
AAH RENOVATIONS LTD
15008945 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43910 — Roofing activities

Registered office

Horley Green House Horley Green Road
Claremount
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GWILLIAMS, Aaron
director · ~31y · appointed 2013-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09