A.C.BUTT(BUILDERS)LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00518959 · ltd · incorporated 1953-04-24
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 69.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

52 live charges · oldest 69.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 69.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
52 charges (52/52 with lender, 52/52 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
149 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,006,713

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£401k£803k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.01M£1.77M
Current assets£1.45M£1.31M
Net assets£2.01M£1.77M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (133 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 73 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Trustees Of A C Butt Will Trust holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Trustees Of A C Butt Will Trust
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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A.C.BUTT(BUILDERS)LIMITED
This company · 00518959

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Trustees Of A C Butt Will Trust
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest23/05/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Rita Doris Cooperceased 23/05/2025· 75-100% shares · trust interest

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
Incorporated1953-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

900 Cornwallis House
Howard Chase
Basildon
Essex
SS14 3BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

COOPER, Rita Doris→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOPER, Rita Doris→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-08-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COVERDALE, Eric Charles→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOLDER, Karen Jayne→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTT, Doris Clara→
secretary · resigned 1996-07-03
Resigned
BUTT, Albert Charles→
director · ~115y · resigned 1999-08-13
Resigned
BUTT, Doris Clara→
director · ~112y · resigned 1997-08-07
Resigned
MURRAY, Linda Ann→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-08-18 · resigned 2001-10-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

52
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:52 of 52 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/01/198005/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property28/11/197805/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/11/197805/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property14/10/197702/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property30/09/197705/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/07/197705/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property06/10/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties16/09/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/08/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/08/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/06/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/03/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/03/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/03/197605/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property27/08/197505/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/06/197505/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/05/197503/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/05/197503/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/05/197503/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/06/197203/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property23/06/197203/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/02/197205/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property22/02/197205/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/01/197205/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/01/197203/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/01/197203/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property17/01/197203/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property05/11/197003/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property17/11/196903/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instr of charge1 property17/07/196903/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property17/07/196903/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property16/05/196903/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property14/03/196903/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instrument of charge1 property31/12/196803/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge2 properties10/12/196803/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instrument of charge2 properties27/07/196603/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property17/05/196603/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property01/04/196602/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property25/02/196602/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property14/04/196502/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Charge1 property14/04/196502/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property04/03/196503/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property25/05/196402/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property25/05/196402/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property20/04/196402/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property22/10/196302/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property01/08/196302/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instr of charge1 property03/07/196202/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Inst of charge1 property23/10/196102/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instrument of charge1 property03/09/195802/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Instrument of charge1 property29/01/195702/03/2020
satisfied
Barclays
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Instrument of charge1 property29/01/195702/03/2020

Recent filings (149 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21