ALAN FLEMING PLASTERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC469996 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43341Painting
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,395
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£11.4k£10.7k
Current assets£22.4k£25.1k
Cash£12.0k£14.8k
Net assets£11.4k£10.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-11-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN FLEMING PLASTERING SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2014-02-14
    FLEMING, Alan Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 "FLEMING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Thomas Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

1 Tianavaig
Erskine
PA8 7EH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FLEMING, Alan Thomas
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-14
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-26