A & L SITE FABRICATIONS LTD.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2004-09-29🏢Company incorporatedAs A & L SITE FABRICATIONS LTD.
- 2004-09-29➕HOUSTON, William Terence appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-29➕MCROBERT, James appointeddirector
- 2004-09-29➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-29➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-09-29➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-09-29➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Mcrobert Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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